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Di<- 1  ation    Studies 


MANUAL      OF      BUSINESS      CORRESPONDENCE      DESIGNED     ESPECIALLY 
AS    A    TEXT-BOOK    FOR    ADVANCED    WORK    IN    SHORTHAND 
DEPARTMENTS  OF  SCHOOLS  AND  COLLEGES 


CONTAINING 


Twelve  pages  of  notes  on   Phrase  Writing,  including  special  phrases;  also  names  of  states, 

large  cities,  etc.,  and  seven  full  pages  to  transcribe — exercises  on  Punctuation;   over 

four  hundred  Letters  selected  from  twenty-four  different  lines  of  business, 

and  a  list  of  Legal  Forms.      Every  page  is  thoroughly  illustrated 

in  Graham  Phonography,  and  shows  the  outlines  for 

nearly    fourteen    hundred     of    the     most 

difficult     words. 


w.  I.  tin  us 

In  Charge  of  the  Stenographic   Department, 
Chicago  Business  College,  Chicago 


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Copyright,  1903 

BY 

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CONTENTS. 


Page. 

Days  of  the  week,  months,  seasons,  etc 17 

Introduction 3 

Large  cities  in  the  United  States 16 

Phrasing 7 

Preface 1 

Proper  Names  and  Numbers 18 

o)  Starters 19 

tu  States  and  Territories 14 

'  Valuable  Suggestions 20 

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BUSINESS   LETTERS. 

"i  Advertising  Correspondence 138 

Automobile  Business 196 

»j  Bicycle  Business 44 

H    Boots  and  Shoes 68 

z   Canned  Meat  Products 98 

"5    Car  Building  Business 192 

Hardware  and  Market  Supplies 30 

Life  Insurance  Business 130 

pj  Lumber  Business 34 

£  ^Lighting  Fixtures 60 

^  Loan  and  Investment  Business 148 

Law  and  Legal  Correspondence 202 

Musical  Instruments  and  Accessories 50 

Machinery  and  Tools 102 

Provision  Stock  Brokerage 74 

Produce  Commission  Business 80 

Printing  and  Publishing  Business 122 

Railroad  Correspondence 172 


448586 


Steel  and  Iron  Business 156 

Telephone  Installation  Correspondence 106 

Wood,  Coal  and  Salt 22 

Wholesale  Provision  Business 88 

Wholesale  Millinery  Business 110 

Wholesale  Paper  Business 116 

General   Exercises,  29,  43,  49,  59,  97,  105,  114,  120,  137,  155,  171,  211 
Transcription  and  Punctuation 73,  79,  101,  115,  121,  129,  147 

LEGAL  FORMS. 

Bill  to  Foreclose  a  Mortgage 221 

Decree 226 

Demurrer 213 

Declaration 215 

Default  Order 219 

Declaration  of  Trust 220 

General  Release  of  all  Demands 225 

Mortgage  Extension  Agreement 217 

Partnership  Agreement 212 

Dictionary  of  Illustrations 232 

Latin  and  Miscellaneous  Law  Phrases 230 


PREFACE. 


The  most  critical  period  in  the  student's  shorthand  experience, 
and  when  he  needs  the  most  careful  guidance  and  attention,  in 
order  that  his  progress  may  be  substantial  and  reasonably  rapid, 
is  just  after  he  has  completed  the  principles  of  the  system  and  is 
ready  to  apply  his  knowledge  of  these  principles  in  the  way  of  tak- 
ing general  dictation.  It  is  with  the  object  of  placing  in  the  hands 
of  shorthand  pupils  such  assistance  as  will  be  of  the  greatest 
benefit  to  them  at  this  stage  of  their  shorthand  experience  that  this 
manual  of  dictation  has  been  prepared.  While  the  writer  is  well 
aware  of  the  fact  that  there  are  at  this  time  numerous  publications 
on  the  market,  presenting  courses  of  dictation,  some  of  which 
possess  special  merit  (and  only  books  carefully  and  thoroughly 
illustrated  are  of  any  real  value  in  the  hands  of  the  student  begin- 
ning dictation  work),  yet  it  is  believed  that  this  manual  has  advan- 
tages over  all  others,  especially  as  to  the  method  of  presenting  the 
illustrated  outlines,  which  is  entirely  new,  and  that  the  course  of 
-dictation  outlined  will  be  very  advantageous  to  any  student  who 
follows  it. 

In  exact  accordance  with  what  the  name  of  the  manual  implies, 
it  is  to  be  studied.  The  illustrations  should  be  carefully  practiced, 
and  every  line  of  matter  should  be  written  a  sufficient  number  of 
times  to  make  very  clear  each  outline  contained  therein.  As  the 
ultimate  object  sought  after  in  a  course  of  this  kind  is  to  get  the 
pupil  to  write  as  nearly  correct  as  possible,   keeping  constantly 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


before  him  good  illustrations  will  help  greatly  to  accomplish  this 
result. 

All  the  matter  presented  is  believed  to  be  as  practical  as  it  is 
possible  to  get,  a  large  per  cent  of  it  coming  from  some  of  the  best 
"and  strictly  up-to-date  offices  in  the  city  of  Chicago. 

That  this  book  may  make  the  work  of  many  dictation  students 
pleasant  and  interesting,  that  it  may  make  this  part  of  their  course 
mean  more  to  them,  and  that  it  may  lessen  the  labor  of  the 
teachers  who  have  this  important  work  in  charge,  is  the  earnest 
wish  of  the  author. 

W.  I.  T. 


Chicago,  February,  1903. 


INTRODUCTION. 


How  and  what  to  phrase  while  writing  shorthand  is  a  question 
of  great  importance,  and  one  that  should  have  special  attention  at 
the  outset  before  the  student  starts  on  a  course  of  dictation  cover- 
ing several  hundreds  of  letters.  To  meet  these  requirements,  the 
writer  has  prepared  the  lists  shown  on  the  first  pages  of  this  man- 
ual. There  are  many  expressions,  the  individual  words  of  which 
are  never  written  separately,  and  again,  it  is  very  easy  for  the 
student  of  limited  experience  to  join  words  (very  often  large  words) 
that  should  not  be  joined,  and  which  no  practical  stenographer 
would  join.  Therefore,  it  will  be  necessary  for  him  to  carefully 
study  the  phrases  suggested,  and  to  be  guided  by  them  in  carrying 
the  principle  into  general  use. 

The  small  list  of  special  phrases  will  be  found  very  useful,  and 
should  be  carefully  practiced,  so  as  to  be  instantly  written  when- 
ever heard. 

The  writer  believes  that  all  familiar  proper  names  should  be 
written  in  shorthand;  that  the  student  should  be  trained  to  write 
these  outlines  in  shorthand  when  they  occur  in  the  dictation,  just 
as  easily  as  any  other  word.  By  careful  and  accurate  vocalizing, 
a  large  per  cent  of  all  proper  names  may  be  written  in  shorthand. 
The  same  is  true  of  the  names  of  the  states,  cities,  countries,  etc. 
The  student  should  not  resort  to  longhand  writing  in  order  to  make 
his  page  legible,  except  in  cases  of  absolute  necessity,  and  this 
generally  applies  to  the  spelling  of  certain  proper  names. 

The  method  employed  in  this  manual  for  presenting  the  illus- 
trations differs  materially  from  that  used  by  any  other  author.  It 
is   believed  to  be  the  best;  it  is  likewise  the  most  expensive  on 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


account  of  the  great  number  of  cuts  necessary  for  proper  illustra- 
tion. However,  expense  has  not  been  considered  in  the  preparation 
of  this  manual.  Experience  has  convinced  the  writer  that  the  idea 
of  having  the  required  suggestions  ever  before  the  pupil  is  correct, 
and  the  entire  volume  has  been  prepared  with  this  object  in  view 
regardless  of  cost  or  labor. 

All  words  having  difficult  or  technical  outlines  occurring  in  the 
letters  printed  on  each  two  pages  throughout  the  book,  are  given 
at  the  top  of  the  left-hand  page  with  the  shorthand  outline  opposite 
each  word.  By  employing  this  method,  the  pupil  does  not  have  to 
turn  back  to  find  an  outline  which  he  desires.  It  is  there  immedi- 
ately before  him.  The  number  of  the  letter  in  which  the  word 
occurs  also  appears  to  the  left  of  the  printed  word,  thus  enabling 
the  pupil  to  locate  the  outline  he  is  looking  for,  at  a  glance.  No 
outline  is  repeated  under  the  same  set  of  letters.  However,  a  few 
repetitions  do  occur  in  different  sets  of  letters  on  words  which, 
experience  has  taught  the  writer,  the  student  is  liable  to  write 
incorrectly,  even  though  the  correct  outline  has  been  suggested  at 
some  previous  time. 

No  outlines  of  short,  easy  words  or  simple  phrases  are  given'in 
the  regular  list  of  illustrations.  It  is  believed  that  the  student  who 
has  mastered  the  system  fairly  well,  as  outlined  in  his  text-book, 
will  know  these,  and  to  continually  repeat  them  in  connection  with 
the  more  difficult  or  technical  outlines  only  tends  to  cause  the  stu- 
dent to  lose  interest  in  following  the  outlines  suggested,  for  the 
reason  that  he  only  now  and  then  finds  a  word  which  he  does  not 
thoroughly  understand,  and,  finally,  instead  of  carefully  practicing 
and  profiting  by  the  illustrations  given,  puts  down  what  he  thinks 
to  be  correct,  and  passes  on.  Again,  the  student  should  under- 
stand he  is  expected  to  handle  that  part  of  the  work  correctly, 
without  receiving  assistance  from  any  source  other  than  his  text- 
book, which  he  should  faithfully  continue  to  review  until  errors  no 
longer  appear  in  his  notes  and  no  hesitancy  is  experienced  in  the 
quick  application  of  the  principles. 

The  suggestion  following  the  first  set  of  letters,  that  the  stu- 
dent divide  all  the  words  appearing  in  the  list  of  illustrations,  into 
syllables,  etc.,  is  one  which  will  require  special  care,  some  little 


INTRODUCTION. 


patience  and  possibly  an  occasional  glance  into  a  dictionary. 
Nevertheless,  it  will  prove  a  splendid  exercise,  and  will  prepare  the 
way  for  saving  time  and  avoiding  errors  when  dividing  words  at 
the  end  of  the  typewritten  line. 

The  miscellaneous  exercises  on  letter-writing,  punctuation, 
transcription  and  figuring  appearing  at  the  close  of  the  different 
sets  of  letters,  will  give  the  student  an  excellent  opportunity  to  test 
his  ability  along  these  various  lines,  remembering  that  none  of  this 
work  is  in  any  sense  foreign  to  the  duties  of  the  stenographer;  but, 
on  the  contrary,  that  every  stenographer  who  is  of  real  value  to  a 
concern  may  be  called  upon  at  any  time  to  compose  and  write  orig- 
inal letters,  or  do  figuring  accurately,  as  well  as  to  write  correctly 
the  letters  that  have  been  dictated.  Therefore,  the  student  should 
endeavor  to  furnish  the  best  possible  result  for  each  and  every 
exercise  given. 

The  work  is  carefully  graded.  The  shortest  and  easiest  letters 
are  given  first,  and  the  more  lengthy  or  difficult  ones  follow  as  the 
student  advances.  Throughout  the  first  few  sets  of  letters  the 
illustrations  contain  all  general  words  considered  sufficiently  diffi- 
cult to  be  worthy  of  special  attention,  while  later  only  such  words 
as  have  particular  reference  to  the  subject,  or  characteristic  of  that 
particular  business,  are  given. 

Sufficient  space  and  attention  have  been  devoted  to  legal  forms 
and  general  legal  matter  to  familiarize  the  student  with  the  lan- 
guage used  in  this  line  of  work.  In  selecting  these,  special  care  has 
been  exercised  to  give  only  such  articles  as  are  most  frequently 
dictated  to  law  stenographers. 

The  words  in  all  of  the  letters  have  been  counted  and  the  num- 
ber placed  at  the  close  of  each.  This  will  be  of  considerable  value 
in  giving  speed  tests. 

For  various  reasons  the  date  line,  name  and  address  of  all 
letters  have  been  omitted.  These  may  be  supplied  by  the  teacher 
when  giving  dictation,  if  desired. 

The  dictionary  of  illustrated  words  will  be  useful  for  looking 
up  the  outline  of  any  word  that  has  been  given  in  the  list  of  illus- 
trations, not  only  while  the  student  is  taking  the  work  of  this  man- 
ual, but  at  any  future  time  as  well. 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


Mrs.  Anna  H.  Detrich,  a  well-known  Graham  teacher  of 
Chicago,  is  credited  with  furnishing  the  shorthand  copy,  and  is 
general  authority  for  the  correctness  of  the  outlines  in  this  edition. 

All  the  shorthand  illustrations  used  in  this  volume  are  photo- 
graphic reproductions  of  the  author's  free-hand  notes.  From  a 
point  of  technical  accuracy,  they  are,  of  course,  not  to  be  compared 
with  wax-engraved  notes,  but  they  are  believed  to  be  very  practical 
for  the  student  to  imitate,  and  it  should  be  his  aim  to  write  them  as 
accurately  as  the  copy.  • 

Acknowledgment  and  thanks  are  hereby  extended  to  the  many 
firms  who  have  contributed  letters  from  their  every-day  business 
correspondence  and  thereby  made  the  production  of  a  practical 
dictation  book  possible;  to  Mr.  Lorenzo  E.  Dow,  member  of  the 
Chicago  Bar,  for  the  legal  work;  to  Miss  Carrie  May  Emans, 
instructor  in  the  advanced  shorthand  department  of  the  Chicago 
Business  College,  for  her  valuable  assistance  in  proofreading  and 
general  criticisms  on  the  entire  volume;  and  to  all  who  have 
assisted  in  various  ways  in  the  preparation  of  the  work. 


PHRASING. 

Throughout  the  principle  of  phrasing,  there  are  certain  words, 
or  combinations,  which  are  leaders,  as  it  were,  and  to  these  may  be 
joined  various  other  words  making  a  most  facile  outline.  For 
instance,  "you"  as  in,  you  will,  you  should  be,  you  can,  you  could 
not,  you  are  wrong,  etc.,  or  "I  will"  as  in,  I  will  be,  I  will  have,  I 
will  have  it,  I  will  not,  I  will  not  be  able  to,  etc.,  wherein  the  third, 
fourth  or  all  subsequent  words  may  be  changed  as  often  as  occa- 
sion may  demand.  The  following  list  is  suggestive  of  a  great 
variety  of  most  practical  phrases  which  may  be  written  from  these 
leaders,  and  in  fact  is  the  basis  of  nearly  all  practical  phrasing: 


) 

-  About  which 

% As  to  that 

— -^\-  -  -  As  he  would  be 

o 

_.—„._.. As  if 

)r 

.About  that  time 
.  All  such 

...rr. 

-All  my 

/ As  such 

L. 

.All  this 

. 1 At  your 

-All  we  do 

...v..\rril.Be  careful 

7 

.An  advantage 

\sl Before  the 

-l- 

-  An  advance 

..\vrrr.-  Before  you  go 

-V- 

•  And  think  so 

-\vxy1.  Before  you  are  ready 

l' 

-  And  do  you 

...N^i--  Better  than 

...V. 

■And  have  the 

...t> — ,-.  But  you  can 

.A-.. 

■  And  for  their 

.    i-v/_       But  you  are 

-P 

"  And  is  the 

...i?/^...But  you  will  not  have  it 
> By  the 

T 

-  And  with  the 

./A 

.  And  will  be 

\ By  that  time 

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.By  them 

..    Aa^-. Have  it  sent 

By  which  you  may 

^=..«  Have  their 

~\- 

.  Can  be 

>kt?\_-„  Have  it  made 

k: 

Can  have 
.  Could  not  be 

...frr>- '-...  He  could  not 
..-V^\...  He  will  be 

-■=**- 

Could  not  have  it 

<^ He  has  been 

I 

Do  you 

U — ,        He  may  be 

..I/-. 

Do  you  recommend 

...>/3^  ...  He  will  not  have  it 

lv\__ _   _  Do  you  remember 

Did  you  recognize 

^7  He  would  be 

How  many  such 

^f^...  How  will  you 

.   .^. 

For  the 

-¥- 

.  For  such 

yi         How  are  they 

-w 

%, 

.  For  their 
From  you 

_.  I  am 

N^ -*n 

.J...  I  am  sure 

— > 

Give  the 
Give  you 

I  am  sorry 

— 

1           I  think 

..~*.... 

Give  us  the 

__.W\-Y- 1  think  you  will  be 

V 

Had  not  been 

v.            I  fear  you  may 
r— <...    I  did  not  know 
\c,X .  _  I  dare  say 

_  Had  not  known 
_  Has  been  done 

V' 

Have  the 

X_  p I  do  not  understand 

v.. 

.Have  your 

.\e- I  have  their 

A- 

Have  done 

.  .Cv/^-_  I  hope  you  will  have 

PHRASING. 

I  know  there  has  been  -  Is  not  necessary 

I  shall  be  glad  iL..._  It  has  been 

r 

I  think  it  may  be  f° It  is  the 

If  you  are  Ur*—  It  may 

If  they  "-+ It  is  not 

If  we  were  -\ — It  will  not  be 

If  that  is  the  ^\r It  should  be 

If  the  .--flft? Just  as  good  as 

If  such  .--ft Let  us 

If  their  ...^T3N. Let  us  hear 

In  the  ..^TTrrT. —  Let  us  know 

In  the  matter  ...  <^\ — Let  us  remember 

In  conclusion  ,.^-^.f.—  Longer  thanthe 

In  connection  .  ^m->C--.  May  be  you  will 

In  consideration  ..-jts^...  May  be  made 

in  some  ..^TT^ More  than 

In  order  to  have  ...<TT^...  More  than  ever 

In  order  that  Of  course 

In  order  that  he  may  be  /- Of  which 

In  order  to  give  you  Of  that 

Is  the  ' Of  them 

Is  generally  ----'- Of  such 

1 

Isnot  Onthe 


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St 

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10  DICTATION 

1 
On  that 

7 

(< On  which  the 

I On  the  other 

1 On  that  date 

.  ^\. Rather  than 

.^C. Rather  than  make 

-r^. . . .  i . . .  Rather  than  acknowledge 

A Should  you 

..  y^x Should  you  have 

...^>~^...  Should  you  know 

...*?^\- Should  you  be 

...  ^7. Should  the 

..  <Shrrt.^  Should  know 

^\ Should  do 

-  <W-y—  Should  have  it  sent 
<fi\-        Should  not  have  been 

..  4?i Should  have  their  own 

...oSy Such  as  are 

(C^s Such  as  may 

Cv Such  have  been 

\. That  is  the 

. . .  £-rr^  . ..  That  which  can  be 
ol There  has  been 


STUDIES. 

/r>* —  There  may  be 

v To  the 

—  ssl To  have  the 

. To  which  von  will 

we  are  aware 

We  did  not  know 

N^ — We  have  their 

—  -VX--  We  hope  you  will 

U We  take  pleasure 

Z :.We  shall  be  glad 

v- 

cJL What  was  said 

....Cn^.... When  the 

yo.  ..When  this  is  the 

...c-rf Where  it  is 

...  c<*L Where  it  has  been 

J. When  it  is  dcme 

/z%- Which  may  not  be 

.  .  .4v Which  should  be 

../fT\--..Will  be  found 

..  £^~* Who  may  be 

.£->/. Who  may  be  likely 

With  us 

.  With  this  understandint! 


PHRASING. 


11 


With  which  it  was 


r 


With  your 

,»__$ Without  jour 

-   S Without  this 

-?- Would  have  done 

--3-.—  Would  be 

__.}. Would  say 

.■J-^ Would  not  be 

-i-v- Would  not  have  been 


You  are 
You  will 
n-.-  You  may 
s...  You  may  be 

You  can  have 

You  should  have 
.  <v^._A. ..  You  will  probably 
_.<^lX- You  will  not  be 


-^v- 


You  should  not  have 


The  following  are  some  of  the  most  useful  and  frequently  recurring 
phrases,  common  to  all  business  correspondence: 


\ 


-.  After  that  date 


W^ 


..Q *L._  As  soon  as  possible 

&f..  _  _>o.  As  regularly  as  possible 


a.  As  quickly  as  possible 


And  we  have  been 


■\ 


A... 

■  -  - -  And  that  you  will  favor  us 

.=-C-_^.__  And  will  be  able  to 
yo As  this  is  the 


\ 


_  ..At  the  time 


.And  that  you  will  find 
.Before  that  time 
Could  have  been 
. .-TTTi  ..  .Entire  satisfaction 


.Enable  us 

.Each  of  them 
For  which  you  can 
For  your  information 

-Get  these  matters 


( 


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t 


..x 


-.  Give  us  information 
._  Give  you  the  information 
. .  He  did  not  wish  to  be 
-&-.-  He  has  been 
iv. .  -.  It  is  probable 
--\--  I  am  prepared 
r^—f..  Instead  of  another 

Instead  of  having 

It  will  not  be 

If  this  is  satisfactory 

I  have  been 

It  is  true 

In  any  event 

In»order  that  they  may  be 

It  is  impossible 

I  hope  you  will  take  it 

I  have  not  heard 

In  this  city 

I  do  not  know 

If  you  will  be  able  to 

In  your  judgment 

I  am  obliged 

In  said  city 


-V 

...fc,.... 

•^ 

SrS\. 


If  this  is  done 
If  this  subject 
.  In  some  way 

-  In  some  other  way 

» 
In  any  other  way 

In  the  matter 

In  other  words 

It  must  be  remembered 


.  In  the  meantime 
-Sso If  it  is  possible 


In  the  way 

. I  am  sorry 

jft^--.  If  it  does  not 

t In  order  to  give  this 

. .  .7T\- ..  If  it  is  not  to  be 

p Is  at  hand 

CPTzC...  Let  us  know 


_./CT*n   Let  us  hear 

__<cn. Let  us  hear  from  you 

,cT>J. More  or  less 

_  -="^^ May  be  able  to 

£\  \..  No  one  will  object 

_^^s/^„  No  body  else 


PHRASING.  13 

-  -  ^TT\. . ..  That  you  may  be  able  to 
--- To  do  so 

...'..? Would  have 

\ We  would  be 

-  — VN We  have  not  heard 

-.We  would  be  pleased 
■  -  What  can  be  done 

Y2-..When  this  has  been  done 

S We  may  be  able  to 

Will  prove  satisfactory 
--Will  be  satisfactory 
-  -  We  will  be  careful 
.  _  . . .  /^0.  We  will  notify  you 
...V-.  We  will  be  glad 

..Years  ago 

j*£.  .  c. .  You  will  favor  us 
cviC.    .  _.  You  are  aware 
You  will  find  the 
You  will  be  satisfied 
You  will  be  pleased 
You  may  not  be  able  to 


( On  the  other  side 

On  the  market 

^ —  On  the  way 

.-Ac Of  this  week 

— iu. Of  said  sale 

.  -  k . Of  said  property 

— V^ On  this  point 

On  account  of 

^ On  the  order 

.  -.V. Ought  to  be  able  to 

_  .Vn. Perform  their 

.  ^^ Should  be  able  to 

Stock  of  goods 

<p        Some  time  ago 

..     To  your  advantage 

.  _ .  _v  ...  To  be  favored 

_.{p That  this  is  done 

c_ -  -  To  the  matter 

-X) This  is  satisfactory 

-  ..A That  he  is  the 

.  —V To  be  able  to 


-'* 


14 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


Special    or    contracted   phrases,   convenient    for    certain 
expressions   which   occur  frequently  in 
business  correspondence. 


About  the  first  of 


..  In  the  first  place 


According  to  agreement    .  . .  _7TN«a.  In  the  next  place 

According  to  law 

r^"_  As  a  matter  of  course 


^ 


"T7T\ —  As  a  matter  of  fact 
Board  of  Directors 
"-  Cross  Examination 
..     (J}     Call  your  attention 

irTi. ...  Direct  Examination 

..  js — &/.-  First  class  work 
..0^2...  First  National  Bank 
For  the  purpose 
In  reference  to  the  claim 


<hzvT7>..  It  seems  to  me 

../_ Latter  part  of  the  week 

Latter  part  of  next  week 

st>*~*jttt.  Many  years  ago 

....Vs. —  On  the  part  of  our 

>«. On  the  first  day  of  May 

Lr^...  On  the  second  day  of 

August 

. -VQ-, On  the  first  or  second  day 

-/\.tT7$--   Re-direct  Examination 

-  -^02-  --  Second  National  Bank 

-  -  XsD--  Third  National  Bank 


In  regard  to  the  matter     ._ 
In  view  of  the  fact 


\  you  > 
(  we  ) 


V 


Unless 

We  have  not  been  able  to 


STATES  AND  TERRITORIES. 


Alabama,  Ala. 
Arkansas,  Ark. 


Alaska 
Arizona,  Ariz. 


STATES   AND   TERRITORIES. 


15 


. California,  Cal. 

-  —  | Colorado,  Colo. 

L 


Connecticut,  Conn. 


U. 


Delaware,  Del. 
-4 — ---Distri 


% 


ct  of  Columbia.  D.  C. 
Florida,  Fla. 


-/: 


_/ Georgia,  Ga. 

V 


Idaho,  Ida. 


c 


Illinois,  111. 

Indiana,  Ind. 

< Iowa,  la. 

■  ■  -  -  -  —  Kansas,  Kan. 

—2 — Kentucky,  Ky. 

fisiWl..  Indian  Territory,  Ind.  T. 

./?. Louisiana,  La. 

<TT^ Maine,  Me. 

<ri$S>-~  Maryland,  Md. 

-__6 Massachusetts,  Mass. 


^ 


. ..  Michigan,  Mich. 
L-_  Minnesota,  Minn 


Mississippi,  Miss. 
Missouri,  Mo. 
Montana,  Mont. 


.Nebraska,  Neb. 

-—New  Mexico,  N.  M. 

—  Nevada,  Nev. 
..^rT?7---New  Hampshire,  N.  H. 

/ New  Jersey,  N.  J. 

. .  -77. . ...  New  York,  N.  Y. 

CTT^-North  Carolina,  N.  C. 

.North  Dakota,  N.  D. 

...Ohio,  O. 

-.Oregon,  Ore. 

\_.  Oklahoma,  Okla. 

...Pennsylvania,  Pa. 
../\?....  Rhode  Island,  R.  I. 
../..        ..South  Carolina,  S.  C. 

..£ South  Dakota,  S.  D. 

1 .  J_.  Tennessee,  Tenn. 

._Lx>..Jj.. Texas,  Tex.;  Utah. 

_V?__.  Vermont,  Vt. 

jy. Virginia,  Va. 

/ Washington,  Wash. 

. .  D>Si .  -  -  West  Virginia,  W.  Va. 

Z~T~?.  ..Wisconsin,  Wis. 

..j^r^^m^..  Wyoming,  Wyo. 


16 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


it 


LARGE   CITIES 

---Albany 

Altoona 

—  Atlanta 
Baltimore 

Boston 

Brooklyn 

Buffalo 

Chicago 

Chattanooga 

Columbus 


.  ?"r^rr1_.  Cincinnati 
.  Cleveland 


I Dayton 


-b- 


o 


Detroit 
Denver 
..  Des  Moines 
..  Dubuque 
.  _  Elmira 
Evansville 
Ft.  Wayne 
Indianapolis 
Kansas  City 
La  Crosse 


IN  THE   UNITED   STATES. 

/^\i^..  Louisville 

C-,  T.    , 

— Lincoln 

.  _Vo.  Memphis 

Milwaukee 

--'TTTT^v-  Minneapolis 

.....  Mobile 

.l^rrCiV...  New  Orleans 

1 New  York 

.  *r^S-...  Omaha 

*L Philadelphia 

A Pittsburg 

0 Rochester 

San  Francisco 

Savannah 

._f_ South  Bend 


<^J2_ 


V  St.  Louis 

Y.._St.  Paul 

...Lr:....  Terre  Haute 

...rfTj Toledo 

■  ■■^....■■Utica 

/ Washington 

--^TTT-rl..  Wilmington 
73. .      Youngstown 


MISCELLANEOUS  WORK. 


17 


DAYS  OF  THE  WEEK,  MONTHS,  SEASONS,   ETC. 


1 Sunday  " 

3. 


Monday 
Tuesday  «■ 


.1 


t 

I.  -Wednesday  » 

—  «. Thursday- 

1-  -Friday 

— J Saturday  - 

t-i...  January 

.S-y. February 


.  T7j March 


April 
■  May 


.J. June 

V 

._:...  -.July 


.August 


-  September 


.t\.. 


October 

. > — November 

rT.<ZT\--  December 
.Spring 

Summer  » 


u 


Autumn 


..Winter 

"  Graham 


I 


.  Yesterday 
To-day 
m—^.'-yC To-morrow 

—  Wmv  ..  This  morning 

—  -^- This  afternoon 

\o .  This  evening 

m- Can't 

—  =••»< Couldn't 

J' 
Didn't 

J: Don't 

j. Hadn't 

... I'll 

-- I'm 

Isn't 

—  <s^ Shouldn't 

.1 


Tis 
xT—..  They'll 

■r 


'hey' 
We'll 


We're 


.  .__l>_ Wouldn't 

. .  &Z- You're 

...o^T...  You'll 


18 


DICTATION  STUDIES. 


PROPER    NAMES    AND    NUMBERS. 


Write  all  familiar  proper  names  in  shorthand,  inserting  vowels 
when  necessary.  Write  all  unfamiliar  names  very  carefully  in  long- 
hand. 

In  writing  large  numbers  and  denominations,  use  shorthand 
expedients— they  will  be  a  great  advantage  and  perfectly  legible. 


"1 


:--w- 

Adams 

■sz^cr 

-Anderson 

-   V 

■  Brown 

~'.V" 

-Evans 

c—> 

-  Grant 

~- ^^ 

-  Harrison 

1 

•  Holmes 

-j*A- 

.  Hamilton 

J 

.Jones 

JL 

Johnson 

-Jackson 
-Lincoln 

_.**z. 

Moore 

_  Martin 

— 

Morgan 

*~/~\ 

.  Miller 

^_ 

Nelson 

-Vs- 

_  Palmer 

S Smith 

.£-  -  Vo--  Sullivan 


.Jl.JTTZ..  Thompson 


_  .  ]/-~\-  -  Turner 
...Z7?.....  Williams 

..¥s~< Young 

...i 300 

...J* 2,000 

..Jest 500.000 

..XJT^..  _2.000.000 
I 


._$25 
-.$3,000 


X  >^_  -  $5,000,000,000 


./.(>.. "....  $16.50 


__*/>---  30  days 

7_S*s 7  per  cent 

_.i^\-.q-  500  bushels 
*.3J^-.  .  3,900  pounds 


MISCELLANEOUS  WORK.  10 


STARTERS. 

Initial  remarks,  common  to  all  business  letters,  should  be  put 
down  very  quickly  and  almost  mechanically — with  a  whiz,  as  it  were. 

-_.\2= _In  reply  to  yours  of  the  2d 

. . ^.ytZS- In  reply  to  your  letter  of  the  5th 


.  In  reply  to  your  letter  of  recent  date 

\. 1  2- 3. ..In  reply  to  your  esteemed  favor  of  the  23d 

f-/^-  -  vrr-5 Replying  to  your  letter  of  this  morning 

>  — I.  V^-tn  Replying  to  your  esteemed  favor  of  yesterday  P.  M. 

. .  ./.  .vrr-s —  Replying  to  yours  of  this  A.  M. 

trr.  J- Replying  to  your  telegram  just  received 


2- We  have  your  letter  of  the  2d 


-  S-  -•=w'j We  have  your  favor  of  the  5th  and  note  contents 


C  /a We  are  in  receipt  of  your  letter  of  the  10th 

ylf-  >C — We  are  in  receipt  of  your  esteemed  favor  of  the  29th  ult. 

.ji.^f.,We  are  in  receipt  of  your  valued  favor  of  the  22d  inst 


K—  ZV--f- Your  letter  of  the  24th  is  at  hand 

(. Jb.-.O Your  postal  card  of  the  6th 

L J  zfc Your  esteemed  favor  of  the  28th 

(_.  Q/^-^f-.-Your  valued  favor  of  the  16th  inst. 

_.  f —  J — i it  r. Your  postal  favor  of  the  28th  ult.  is  received 

/^__- — 3^  Your  communication  of  the  2d 

9 


Jtg Your  favor  of  the  12th  to  hand  and  noted 


20  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


THE  SHORTHAND  STUDENT 

should  always  write  just  as  good  notes  as  he  can,  as  the  habit  thus 
acquired  will  prove  of  great  value  when  writing  under  stress  of 
great  speed. 

He  should  never  make  poor  or  scrawly  notes  just  because  he  is 
familiar  with  the  matter  dictated,  or  because  the  dictation  is  slow, 
as  this  sort  of  thing  will  cause  him  to  fail  certainly  under  a  severe 
strain  of  note-taking. 

He  should  make  it  a  point  to  review  some  portion  of  his  short- 
hand system  every  day  he  is  in  school,  and  should  not  be  satisfied 
unless  he  knows  perfectly  every  word-sign  and  contraction  con- 
tained in  the  lessons  that  have  been  assigned  throughout  the  course. 

He  should  always  read  everything  he  writes,  and,  if  possible, 
write  it  out  on  the  machine. 

He  should  always  read  over  his  transcripts,  and  be  certain 
they  are  correct;  or,  at  any  rate,  that  they  read  properly  and  con- 
vey the  idea  intended  by  the  dictator. 

Whenever  manuscript  of  any  kind  (whether  it  appears  to  be  of 
much  value  or  not)  is  left  in  his  possession  to  be  copied,  he  should 
be  very  careful  to  see  that  no  part  of  it  is  either  lost  or  destroyed, 
and  should  always  return  the  original  copy  together  with  his  own 
work. 

He  should  remember,  whether  in  school  or  in  the  office,  that 
the  work  he  does  is  always  looked  upon  as  his  best  effort,  and  that 
his  promotion  will  be  governed  according  to  the  evidence. 


BUSINESS  CORRESPONDENCE. 


WOOD.  COAL  AND   SALT. 


1  figure 
edgings 
mixed 

2  hickory 
timber 
seasoned 

poplar 
quantity 

3  hemlock 


,  4  specialty 
V-«t  /    — ^=>  split 
C_P thoroughly 

,  guarantee 

c \ Qs  5  headquarters 

_\_ genuine 

v  substitute 

X     ~> telephone 

..V. CTN^r-^.        postal  card 


.VJLcVi 


Dear  Sir: 

Should  you  be  in  the  market  for  wood  of  any  kind,  please  be 
kind  enough  to  give  us  an  opportunity  to  figure  with  you,  as  we 
have  a  very  choice  lot  of  wood  that  we  can  furnish  you  at  very 
reasonable  prices.  It  will  pay  you  to  see  us  before  placing  your 
order. 

Can  you  take  a  sample  car  of  12  inch  pine  slabs  and  edgings 
mixed,  at  a  very  low  price? 

Yours  truly, 

(77  words) 


Dear  Sir: 

Replying  to  your  letter  of  the  10th,  we  quote  you  dry  cord  wood 
as  follows:  Oak  or  Hickory,  body  wood,  nearly  all  split  timber,  at 
$5.00  per  cord;  well  seasoned  Bass-wood  or  Poplar  at  $3.50  per 
cord,  all  f .  o.  b.  cars  Chicago.  These  prices  will  hold  good  during 
the  present  month.  We  can  make  prompt  shipment  of  any  quantity 
of  wood  you  may  desire. 

Thanking  you  for  the  inquiry  and  hoping  to  be  favored  with 
your  order,  which  shall  have  our  best  attention,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

(95  words) 


WOOD,    COAL    AND    SALT.  23 

3. 

Dear  Sir: 

Taking  effect  Oct.  15,  and  subject  to  change  without  notice, 
the  price  of  our  four-foot  pine  slabs  and  hemlock,  delivered  in  two 
cord  wagon-load  lots,  will  be  $5.75  per  cord. 

If  you  buy  four-foot  slabs  in  car-load  lots,  get  our  price  before 
placing  your  order,  as  our  four-foot  pine  wood  is  bone  dry  and  free 
from  bark. 

Yours  truly 

(06  words) 


4. 

Gentlemen: 

Yours  of  the  26th  is  at  hand.  We  make  a  specialty  of  furnish- 
ing wood,  sawed  and  split,  ready  for  use  in  stoves,  and  can  sell  to 
you  f.  o.  b.  cars  at  your  station,  at  the  following  prices:  Well  sea- 
soned Hickory  or  Oak  wood,  sawed  in  stove  lengths  and  split,  at 
$6.50  per  cord;  Poplar,  thoroughly  dry,  cut  last  fall,  in  stove 
lengths,  at  $4.80  per  cord. 

We  shall  be  pleased  to  receive  your  order  for  wood,  and  guar- 
antee satisfaction  in  anything  you  get  from  our  yards. 

Thanking  you  in  advance  for  any  orders  with  which  you  may 
favor  us,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

(109  words) 


Dear  Sir: 

We  take  pleasure  in  advising  you  that  we  are  now  receiving  a 
shipment  of  choice  hard  coal,  and  if  you  are  to  need  any  further 
"supply,  we  shall  be  pleased  to  receive  your  order.  Perhaps  you 
will  need  soft  lump,  gas  coke,  or  oil  coke  for  your  grate. 

We  are  also  headquarters  for  the  genuine  smokeless  coal,  which 
some  people  use  as  a  substitute  for  hard  coal. 

Please  telephone,  or  we  can  have  our  agent  call  on  you. 
Enclosed  find  postal  card  for  reply. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(89  words) 


24 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


6  earnestly  ^-a  advance 
solicit  /~~~~f  (   1        />  representative 
patronage  <._./-.- — .s^/---  customer 

handling  delivery 

7  contracts  H     v P  io  reserve 

winter's               ... b center 

celebrated  I      .  reliable 

Pocahontas  >-A\ — 7  anthracite 

acknowledged   .6. .  .  _Tl beginning 

domestic  11  crushed 

8  indications  ^ 2>   r\  quotation 

probability  .  X^n^rr V _  acceptance 


6. 
Dear  Sir: 

Thinking  that  you  might  need  more  coal  or  wood  before  the 
winter  season  closes,  we  earnestly  solicit  your  patronage. 

We  are  now  handling  the  Scranton  coal,  which  we  have  found 
to  be  the  best  hard  coal  in  the  market.  Knowing  we  can  give  you 
satisfaction  in  quality,  quantity  and  price,  we  hope  to  hear  from 
you  soon.     We  are  also  headquarters  for  smokeless  coal. 

Thanking  you  for  past  favors,  we  remain, 

Very  truly  yours, 

(77  words) 
7. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  are  now  making  contracts  for  next  winter's  coal  and  should 
be  pleased  to  have  our  salesman  call  on  you  with  figures. 

We  handle  nothing  but  the  very  best,  and  our  celebrated 
Pocahontas  smokeless  coal  cannot  be  surpassed.  Our  hard  coal  is 
acknowledged  to  be  the  very  best  domestic  coal  mined.  We  will 
guarantee  to  please  you  in  quality  and  price.  Do  not  place  your 
order  before  getting  figures  from  us. 

Thanking  you  in  advance,  we  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(81  words) 

8. 
Dear  Sir: 

You  wished  us  to  notify  you  when  coal  was  at  its  lowest  figure. 
The  indications  are  such  that  we  think  it  is  at  that  point  now,  and 
in  all  probability  it  will  advance  from  this  time  on  at  the  rate  of 
10c  per  month. 

If  you  wish  our  representative  to  call,  please  notify  us  on  the 
enclosed  postal  card,  and  oblige, 

Yours  truly, 

(66  words) 


WOOD,   COAL    AND    SALT.  25 


9. 
Dear  Sir: 

A  short  time  ago  we  wrote  you  a  letter  asking  you  if  you  were 
ready  to  place  your  order  for  your  winter's  supply  of  coal.  Up  to 
this  time  we  have  not  heard  from  you,  and  as  we  have  you  on  our 
books  as  a  customer,  we  should  like  very  much  to  continue  doing 
business  with  you. 

We  have  enclosed  a  postal  card,  on  which  please  state  whether 
or  not  you  have  placed  your  order.  If  you  have  not  placed  it, 
shall  we  have  our  representative  call? 

It  may  be  that  you  cannot  take  your  coal  in  until  late  in  the 
fall;  if  so,  please  so  state  on  postal,  as  perhaps  we  can  make  a 
price  for  future  delivery. 

Yours  respectfully, 

(123  words) 

10. 

Gentlemen: 

We  are  now  ready  to  quote  contract  prices  on  the  celebrated 
C.  C.  &  B.  Pocahontas  smokeless  coal  for  steam  purposes. 

We  have  made  especial  efforts  to  have  on  hand  at  all  times  a 
large  reserve  stock,  and  as  we  are  in  the  center  of  the  West  Side, 
we  are  in  a  position  to  reach  all  locations  on  very  short  notice. 

We  continue  to  handle  the  old  reliable  Scranton  anthracite 
coal.  The  indications  are  that  the  price  will  advance  10  cents  per 
ton  each  month,  beginning  May  1. 

Upon  request  we  shall  be  pleased  to  have  our  representative 
call. 

Yours  truly, 

(103  words) 

V    11. 
Dear  Sir: 

On  the  6th  inst.,  in  reply  to  your  inquiry  of  the  5th,  we  quoted 
you  Retsof  Crushed  Rock  Ice  Cream  Salt  in  200  flb  bags,  at  $7.50 
per  ton,  delivered  at  depot,  Chicago,  but  have  not  as  yet  had  your 
order. 

Did  you  receive  our  quotation;  and  if  so,  can  you  not  favor  us? 

The  above  price  is  still  good  for  prompt  acceptance,  and  we 
hope  you  can  see  your  way  clear  to  place  an  order  with  us  for  your 
requirements. 

We  should  be  pleased  to  hear  from  you. 

Very  truly  yours, 

(99  words) 


26 


DICTATION   STUDIES. 


12  wired 
salt 

13  southern 

returned 

auditor 

initials 


switching  ^ 

14  destination  / 

15  superintendent .-.. 


~\P- 


neglect 
pardon 


supervision 

foremen 

barrels 

granulated 
transposed 
straighten 


16  respective 
rejecting 


situation 
curtail 


12. 
Gentlemen: 

We  have  yours  of  the  13th,  regarding  your  order  No.  402,  of 
April  28,  for  a  car  of  Packer's  Salt,  asking  us  when  we  can  ship. 
We  at  once  wired  the  Works  concerning  this  car  and  are  just  in 
receipt  of  their  wire  reply  that  the  car  will  go  forward  immediately, 
which  we  take  to  mean  to-day. 

Trusting  this  will  be  satisfactory,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

(69  words) 

13. 
Dear  Sir: 

Referring  to  your  letter  of  the  5th  inst.,  advising  that  papers 
in  your  claim  No.  193301  were  in  the  hands  of  Mr.  Schindler,  of  the 
Detroit  Southern  Ry.,  Mr.  Schindler  advises  that  these  papers 
were  returned  to  you  with  Detroit  Southern  bill  and  in  all  proba- 
bility the  papers  are  now  in  the  hands  of  your  Auditor.  You  will 
please,  therefore,  look  into  the  matter  further  and  advise  us  with 
as  little  delay  as  possible  of  the  numbers  and  initials  of  the  cars 
that  were  cut  out  of  this  claim  on  account  of  switching  having  been 
paid. 

Yours  truly, 

(92  words) 


14. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  return  your  letter  of  the  15th  inst.,  with  letter  of  the 
M.  I.  &  I.  Line  which  has  reference  to  our  order  No.  4010,  covering 
shipment  to  Marengo,  Ind.  If  you  will  refer  to  your  order,  you 
will  see  that  the  route  given  thereon  does  not  provide  for  M.  I.  &  I. 


WOOD,    COAL    AND    SALT.  27 

billing.  This  shipment  should  be  delivered  to  the  C.  I.  &  L.  Ry.  to 
be  forwarded  on  local  billing.  The  through  rate  quoted  from 
Michigan  City  to  destination  is  correct. 

Yours  truly, 

(95  words) 

15. 
Gentlemen : 

We  have  your  letter  of  the  30th  ult.,  which  was  referred  to  our 
Superintendent,  but  he  neglected  to  answer  it  until  this  morning. 
Please  pardon  the  delay. 

We  find  that  the  car  was  loaded  under  the  supervision  of  two 
foremen,  both  of  whom  are  positive  that  75  barrels  of  Medium 
Grain  and  25  barrels  of  Granulated  Salt  were  put  into  it,  but  the 
fact  that  two  makes  of  Medium  Grain  were  loaded  may  have  caused 
your  men  tothink  the  grades  were  transposed. 

If  you  will  now  kindly  go  to  the  trouble  to  give  us  the  name  of 

the  manufacturer  on  the  end  of  each  barrel,  we  shall  appreciate  it 

very  much,  as  it  will  enable  us  to  straighten  the  matter  out  entirely 

and  adjust  it  to  your  satisfaction. 

Yours  truly,      ^ 

(135  words) 

16. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  yours  of  the  22d,  and  thank  you  for  the  orders  for 
Pickle  Salt  contained  therein,  and  will  give  the  same  our  best 
attention.  We  shall  acknowledge  receipt  of  the  respective  orders 
and  let  the  customers  give  us  further  shipping  instructions. 

We  will  get  after  those  who  have  not  ordered,  as  per  your  sug- 
gestion, and  urge  upon  them  the  necessity  of  accepting  or  rejecting 
our  proposition  promptly,  in  order  that  we  may  arrange  to  have 
the  Salt  here  when  needed. 

The  strike  situation  is  becoming  serious  and  may  curtail  the 

receipts  of  salt. 

Yours  truly, 

(99  words) 

17. 

Dear  Sir: 

We  shipped  you  to-day  three  cars  of  nut  coal,  on  your  order  of 

the  18th;  the  balance  is  to  follow  in  a  few  days.     Thanking  you,  we 

remain, 

Very  truly, 

(33  words) 


28 


DICTATION   STUDIES. 


18  hardly 
correct 
tendered 

19  dairy 
consented 
stored 

navigation 

assorted 

provided 


storage 
capacity 

20  overcharge 

collect 

21  retained 
credited 


withheld 
expiration 


">^- 


5~i. 


1...^ 


18. 
Gentlemen: 

We  have  yours  of  the  24th,  and  note  what  you  say  about  the 
difference  in  price.  We  hardly  understand  your  complaint,  as  we 
charged  you  the  correct  price  at  the  time  of  shipment,  and  our 
price  to-day  is  $1.02  per  barrel  for  Medium  Grain  Salt,  as  per  card 
sent  you  last  week. 

Have  you  a  card  quoting  a  lower  basis?  If  so,  kindly  send  it 
to  us  that  we  may  investigate. 

We  appreciate  the  business  you  have  tendered  us  for  many 
years  and  want  to  do  all  we  can  to  have  our  relations  pleasant. 
We  do  not  make  the  market  here,  but  receive  instructions  when  a 
change  takes  place  and  post  our  customers  promptly. 

Yours  truly, 

(122  words) 


19. 
Gentlemen: 

Referring  to  invoice  No.  76561,  covering  9  barrels  of  28/10s 
Dairy  Salt,  which  you  recently  kindly  consented  to  accept,  we  are 
just  advised  by  the  party  to  whom  the  goods  were  shipped  that 
they  are  unable  now  to  return  the  goods  on  account  of  the  fact 
that  the  Salt  is  stored  where  it  would  be  almost  impossible  to  get 
at  it  and  that  they  will  accept  the  shipment  themselves.  We  are 
very  sorry,  indeed,  that  the  matter  has  turned  out  just  as  it  has, 
and  again  thank  you  for  your  trouble  in  the  matter. 

Navigation  has  practically  closed,  but  we  have  not  as  yet  had 
notice  of  any  advance  in  prices  and  think  you  would  make  no  mis- 
take in  placing  your  order  for  an  assorted  car,  provided  your  stor- 
age capacity  will  allow  you.  We  hope  to  be  favored  with  your 
order. 

Yours  truly, 

(152  words) 


WOOD,   COAL    AND    SALT.  29 


20. 

Dear  Sir: 

We  wrote  you  on  February  18  and  again  on  the  27th,  asking 
for  the  paid  freight  bill  for  car  of  Salt  shipped  on  our  invoice 
No.  78558,  but  up  to  the  present  have  had  no  reply.  We  explained 
that  there  was  quite  an  overcharge  in  the  amount  collected  by  the 
railroad  company,  which  we  will  be  unable  to  recover  without  the 
original  receipt.  Our  letters  must  have  been  delivered,  as  they 
bore  our  return  card  and  they  have  not  been  returned  to  us. 

Please  do  not  compel  us  to  repeat  our  request. 

Yours  truly, 

(100  words) 

21. 

Gentlemen: 

We  herewith  return  Chicago  Exchange  for  $36.93,  tendered  in 
payment  of  invoice  No.  1593.  We  cannot  allow  your  deduction  for 
cash  discount,  as  prices  on  salt  are  net,  as  you  will  find  by  refer- 
ring to  printed  terms  on  the  invoice. 

We  have  retained  the  freight  bill  and  credited  your  account 
with  the  amount  paid. 

You  may,  if  you  prefer,  withhold  your  remittance  until  the 
expiration  of  the  30  days  usually  allowed;  otherwise,  kindly  correct 
and  return  at  your  convenience,  and  oblige, 

Yours  truly, 

(98  words) 


GENERAL  EXERCISE. 

Prepare  a  typewritten  copy  (writing  the  words  in  columns, 
double  space)  of  all  the  words  in  the  illustrated  list,  as  shown  at 
the  top  of  the  pages,  dividing  each  word  into  syllables,  separated 
by  the  hyphen.  Be  prepared  to  spell  and  pronounce  correctly  the 
entire  list;  also  to  write  the  correct  shorthand  outline  opposite 
each  word. 

Treat  each  list  throughout  the  book  in  the  same  manner. 


HARDWARE  AND  MARKET  SUPPLIES. 


1  market 
scales 

2  furnace 

3  peddling 

4  galvanized 
lever 

handles 
mortise 

5  standard 


butchers 

coolers 

height 

paneled 
6  vertical 
kettle 

injector 

tensile 

warranted 


> 


--O- 


■^h,h- 


l. 

Gentlemen: 

We  beg  to  advise  you  that  we  are  to-day  shipping  the  No.  109 
Market  Scales,  which  we  were  obliged  to  order  from  the  factory 
and  so  could  not  send  with  the  balance  of  your  order  of  the 
26th  ult. 

Trusting  that  this  is  satisfactory,  we  remain, 

Yours  respectfully, 

(51  words) 

2. 
Gentlemen: 

Replying  to  your  telegram  of  even  date,  we  would  state  that 
we  ordered  the  furnace  door  and  grate  shipped  direct  from  the  fac- 
tory and  have  received  advice  from  the  manufacturers  that  the 
goods  have  been  shipped,  so  we  presume  you  will  receive  them  by 
the  time  this  letter  reaches  you. 
Regretting  the  delay,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

(57  words) 

3. 
Dear  Sir: 

Referring  to  your  recent  order  for  one  30-tb  Wagon  Peddling 
Scale,  we  beg  to  advise  that  we  sell  very  few  of  the  30-lb  scales  for 
peddling,  and  have  none  in  stock  at  the  present  time,  but  could 
ship  you  the  20-lb  Wagon  Peddling  Scale  at  once.  If,  however, 
you  desire  the  30-lb  scale,  we  can  ship  it  within  a  week  or  ten  days. 
Please  advise. 

Yours  truly, 

(77  words) 


HARDWARE    AND    MARKET    SUPPLIES.  31 


4. 
Gentlemen: 

We  are. in  receipt  of  your  favor  of  the  17th  inst.,  ordering  14 
No.  1  galvanized  lever  handles.  We  are  entirely  out  of  the  No.  1 
galvanized,  but  expect  to  have  some  finished  in  about  five  or  six 
days  and  will  then  give  your  order  prompt  attention. 

Regarding  your  inquiry  for  door  locks  to  be  operated  from 
either  side  of  cold  storage  door,  we  would  state  we  do  not-  know 
exactly  what  you  mean.  We  can  furnish  you  with  a  lever  latch 
and  handle  operated  from  both  sides  of  the  door,  but  if  you  mean 
a  regular  mortise  or  rim  door  lock,  to  be  operated  from  either  side 
of  the  door,  we  have  nothing  of  the  kind. 

Yours  truly, 

(122  words) 

5. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  beg  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  order  for  one  Old 
Reliable  Standard  Lard  Press,  No.  2,  and  the  same  will  be  shipped 
by  freight  to-day. 

Regarding  prices  on  butchers'  coolers,  we  are  mailing  you 
under  separate  cover  our  illustrated  catalogue,  in  the  back  of  which 
you  will  find  a  description  of  our  different  styles  of  cooling  rooms. 
If  you  will  advise  what  size  of  cooler  you  desire,  giving  us  the 
front,  depth  and  height,  also  whether  you  want  cooler  finished  in 
Georgia  pine  or  paneled  oak,  we  shall  be  pleased  to  quote  you 
prices  on  the  same. 

Yours  truly, 

(104  words) 

6. 
Dear  Sir: 

Replying  to  your  inquiry,  we  are  pleased  to  quote  you  one  of 
our  special  vertical  two  horse-power  engines  and  boilers  on  com- 
bined bases  at  $111.80,  net;  75  gallon  steam  jacket  kettle  at  $42.50, 
-net;  100  gallon  steam  jacket  kettle  at  $55.00,  net. 

The  engine  is  fitted  with  injector  and  all  usual  fittings.  The 
boiler  is  tested  at  150  lb  tensile  strength,  and  the  outfit  is  first-class 
in  every  respect.     It  is  warranted  throughout. 

Trusting  that  the  low  prices  we  have  given  you  will  enable  you 
to  favor  us  with  your  order,  we  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(115  words) 


:52 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


7  champion  foundry 

japanned  previously  y    c\  J 

chadborn  ~"h?  --/--—  /■ —  assurance  \f- \.../-J>.. 

magic  ■*  a  positively  . 

8  thorough                             { /  s^\.             assembled           \>        1  / 
refrigerators  _.rT~£._v<r b..  10  chopper  .  .  j fe^-.Ti-  — 

right-hand  6  geared 

left-hand  s — -    /-v^_,  windlass  c— ~        J 

9  malleable  . /C-.-^^TSw-     11  duplicated        ...? 

7. 
Dear  Sir: 

Replying  to  yours  of  the  29th  hist.,  we  are  pleased  to  quote  you 
dried  beef  cutters  as  follows: 

Champion,  galvanized,  at $7.50 

Champion,  japanned,  at 6.00 

Chadborn,  at 6.00 

Magic,  at 4.50 

Hoping  to  be  favored  with  your  order,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

(53  words) 


Gentlemen: 

After  a  thorough  trial  of  the  No.  87  off -set  latches,  we  have  found 
them  absolutely  worthless.  We  now  have  them  on  eight  or  ten 
different  styles  of  refrigerators  and  shall  be  compelled  to  take  them 
all  off  and  replace  them  with  other  styles  of  latches.    • 

In  many  cases  they  are  broken,  none  of  them  work,  and  they 
have  all  cost  us  three  times  the  price  of  the  latches.  We  are 
entirely  out  of  the  right-hand  latches,  but  have  two  or  three  dozen 
of  the  left-hand  latches  left,  and  request  the  privilege  of  returning 
them,  as  we  shall  make  no  further  attempt  to  use  them. 

Yours  truly, 

(110  words) 
9. 
Gentlemen: 

Replying  to  yours  of  the  14th  inst.,  we  regret  to  advise  you  that 
we  have  just  been  informed  by  the  Malleable  Iron  Foundry  that 
they  cannot  supply  us  with  castings  for  the  Koeber  Corn  Beef 
Presses  until  the  10th  of  August. 

They  have  previously  made  us  several  promises  and  have 
broken  them  all,  so  we  have  no  assurance  that  this  promise  will  be 
fulfilled,  although  they  state  positively  that  they  will  supply  the 
castings  by  that  date. 


HARDWARE    AND    MARKET    SUPPLIES.  33 


If  we  receive  the  castings  they  can  be  assembled  so  as  to  make 
shipment  to  you  on  or  about  Aug.  15.  You  can  make  this  explana- 
tion to  your  customers,  and,  if  satisfactory,  we  can  ship  your  orders 
as  soon  as  the  presses  are  finished,  or  you  can  advise. 

Yours  truly, 

(128  words) 

10. 
Dear  Sir: 

Replying  to  your  postal  of  the  23d  inst.,  we  are  pleased  to 
quote  you: 
No.  22  Enterprise  Chopper  and  Double  Geared  Attachment 

complete  at $10.50 

No.  32   Enterprise  Chopper  and  Double  Geared  Attachment 

complete  at 13.50 

No.  1  Champion  Windlass 7.00 

Hoping  to  be  favored  with  your  order,  we  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(06  words) 


11. 

Gentlemen: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  letter  of  the  7th  inst.,  also  refrig- 
erator latch,  which  you  wish  duplicated.  We  would  state  that  we* 
have  no  latch  like  this  in  stock  and  have  tried  to  obtain  the  same 
elsewhere,  but  without  success. 

If  our  Conroy  Refrigerator  Latch,  which  is  similar  to  the  latch 
you  sent,  will  answer  your  purposes,  we  can  send  it. 

Yours  truly, 

(65  words) 

12. 
^Gentlemen: 

We  beg  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  order  of  the  11th 
inst.  for  Horse  Radish  Grater,  which  will  go  forward  by  freight 
just  as  soon  as  the  strike  here  is  over  and  freight  opened  up. 

We  do  not  carry  sealing  wax  in  stock  and  will  not  be  in  the 
market  for  horse  radish  until  later  in  the  season. 
Thanking  you  for  your  order,  we  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(69  words) 
3  Graham 


LUMBER    BUSINESS. 


1  stuff 
shiplap 

2  lumber 
pine 

moulding 
fencing 

3  shingles 
started 


deficiency 
boards 
strips 
glazed 

sash 

5  mixed 

star 


Dear  Sir: 

Your  order  for  the  piece  stuff  has  been  received.  We  shall  fill 
and  ship  the  same  at  once.  We  are  unable  to  fill  the  orders  that 
you  took  at  Whitewater,  as  the  price  on  both  siding  and  shiplap 
has  gone  up  since  you  left.  We  shall  have  the  new  price-lists  out 
in  a  week  or  such  a  matter. 

Wishing  you  a  good  trade,  we  are, 

Yours  very  truly, 

(74  words) 


Gentlemen: 

Please  fill  and  ship  at  once  the  following  bill  to  the  Eastman 
Lumber  Co.,  at  Plattville,  Wis.,  namely: 

200  feet    8  inch  A  and  Clear  18  feet  long. 
300  feet  10  inch  B  stock  16  feet  long. 
500  feet    4  inch  C  Stock  16  feet  long. 
1,000  feet    2  inch  O.  G.  Pine  Moulding. 
The  remainder  of  the  car  you  will  fill  with  No.  1  Fencing, 
16  feet  long. 

Yours  truly, 

(81  words) 


LUMBER    BUSINESS.  35 


3. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  your  favor  of  the  10th  inst.  and  note  its  contents. 
We  found  that  there  was  too  much  of  the  piece  stuff,  drop  siding, 
and  shingles  for  one  car,  and  thought  there  would  be  sufficient  for 
two  small  Cars;  we  therefore  loaded  the  first  car,  which  you  say 
you  received.  The  second  one  was  started  yesterday,  and  after  we 
got  all  of  the  balance  of  the  piece  stuff,  shingles,  etc.,  into  it,  we 
found  that  it  was  not  within  6,000  lbs.  of  being  up  to  full  weight, 
and  we  took  the  liberty  of  putting  in  enough  cull  boards  to  make  up 
the  deficiency,  and  to  help  you  out  until  we  can  get  the  full  car  of 
cull  boards  off.  We  know  that  they  are  very  nice  boards  and  that 
you  will  be  pleased  with  them. 

We  also  put  in  this  car  the  parting  strips,  and  cove,  and  some 
empty  bags.  The  glazed  sash  were  not  quite  ready,  but  will  be 
shipped  by  local  freight  to-morrow.  There  would  be  nothing  saved 
by  putting  them  into  the  car,  as  all  the  railroad  companies  now 
insist  on  charging  the  full  local  rate  of  freight  on  glazed  sash,  if 
put  into  a  car  with  lumber. 

Very  respectfully  yours, 

(210  words) 
i 

4. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  write  to-day  to  inform  you  that  the  order  for  two  cars  of 
lumber  which  you  sold  Browning,  Haines  &  Co.,  of  Nashota,  Wis., 
will  not  be  shipped  until  the  first  of  next  week,  as  we  desire  to  give 
them  the  new  doors  and  sashes;  also  that  the  patent  mouldings  and 
casings  can  be  better  supplied  from  our  new  stock.  If  you  think  it 
would  be  well  to  write  them  concerning  this,  let  us  know  by  return 
mail. 

All  other  orders  will  receive  as  prompt  attention  as  is  possible. 

Very  truly, 

(93  words) 

5. 
Gentlemen: 

February  18,  last  year,  we  shipped  you  C.  B.  &  Q.  car  41358 
containing: 

30,000  No.  2  Mixed  Lath. 

60,000  Star  A  Star  Pine  Shingles. 

60,000  No.  1  Pine  Shingles. 


36 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


original 

appreciated         ^f       '\ 
6  cedar  _J     _    j    _  _' 


consigned 
reconsign 
instructions 

convenience 

occurred 

material 


.1, 


V, 


originated 
authorized 
investigate 

proportion 
minimum 

8  Blackford 
hemlock 

9  flooring 


We  suppose  that  you  mailed  us  the  original  expense-bill. 
However,  if  such  is  the  case,  it  has  been  mislaid  and  we  are  not 
now  in  possession  of  it.  We  would  thank  you  to  promptly  procure 
for  us  from  your  local  agent  either  the  original  expense-bill  or  a 
duplicate  copy  covering  this  car. 

Your  prompt  attention  will  be  very  much  appreciated. 

Yours  truly, 

(106  words) 

6. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  hand  you  herewith  N.  P.  Ry.  bill  of  lading  covering  car 
13311,  loaded  with  red  cedar  shingles,  consigned  to  the  Edward 
Hines  Lumber  Co.,  at  Chicago,  111. 

Please  reconsign  this  car  as  per  instructions  on  the  face  of  bill 
of  lading  to 

Espenlaub  &  Johann, 

Evansville,  Ind.  , 

via  the  C.  G.  W.  Ry.  Co.  from  Minnesota  Transfer  c/o  C.  &  E.  I. 

Ry.  at  Chicago. 

Please  give  this  matter  your  prompt  attention,  acknowledge 

receipt  of  bill  of  lading,  and  at  your  earliest  possible  convenience 

advise  us  of  the  numbers  of  any  transfers  which  may  have  occurred. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(107  words) 

7. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  beg  to  hand  you  herewith  our  claim  11G95  which  was  orig- 
inally entered  against  the  P.  C.  C.  &  St.  L.  Ry.  Co. 

You  will  note  this  material  originated  on  your  line  at  Marinette, 
and  the  P.  C.  C.  &  St.  L.  advise  us  that  they  accepted  your 
weights  and  that  they  will  not  make  any  reduction  unless  author- 
ized by  you. 


LUMBER    BUSINESS.  37 


Kindly  give  this  matter  your  prompt  attention,  investigate  the 
weight  question  promptly  and  return  all  papers  to  Mr.  Randall,  or 
to  this  office,  with  your  authority  lor  the  proportion  of  the 
C.  M.  &  St.  P. 

You  will  note  this  car  contained  58,000  No  2  White  Pine  Lath. 
This  material  should  not  weigh  to  exceed  29,000  lbs.,  as  the  material 
was  cut  during  the  months  of  August  and  September,  the  year 
previous.  However,  we  have  corrected  our  claim  to  a  basis  of 
30,000  lbs.  minimum,  which  will  allow  to  exceed  1,000  lbs.  to  cover 
weather  conditions  and  any  possible  track  scale  variance. 

Please  give  this  claim  your  prompt  attention,  acknowledge 
receipt,  favor  us  with  your  company's  reference  number,  and  in 
the  meantime  hurry  the  same  through  for  early  settlement. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(204  words) 


8. 
Gentlemen : 

Please    quote    us,    delivered    at    Montpelier,    Blackford    Co., 
Indiana,  on: 

X  car  2x6x20  No.  1  hemlock  rough. 
X  car  2x6x14  No.  1  hemlock  rough. 
Yz  car  2x8x16  No.  1  hemlock  rough. 
Please  state  how  soon  you  could  make  shipment. 

Respectfully, 

(56  words) 


9. 
Dear  Sir: 

If  you  can  use  a  car-load  or  so  of  4-inch  No.  1  Com.  Y.  P. 
Flobring  or  4-inch  B.  Flooring,  I  can  quote  you  the  same  at  $16.00 
and  $18.00  delivered.  This  is  good  stock  and  I  am  satisfied  that 
you  will  be  pleased  with  it.  I  can  also  give  you  a  car-load  of  4-inch 
No.  2  at  $19.50. 

I  can  also  quote  you  on  maple  flooring  as  follows: 
3  inch  1st  and  2d  Clear,  $29.00. 
3  inch  No.  1  Com.,  $24.00. 
This  is  very  fine  stock  and  I  know  it  is  all  right. 

Respectfully, 

(133  words) 


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38  DICTATION  STUDIES. 


11  endeavor  o  planks 

12  estimate             > — \s            \  requirements 
submitted         l/...i-> r?.  13  disposition 

it 

10. 
Gentlemen: 

Please  quote  me  on  the  following,  delivered  at  Grand  Rapids. 
Wis.: 

87  pes,  2x12x26  No.  1  Norway  D.1S.&E. 
48  pes.  2x12x24  No.  1  Norway  D.1S.&E. 
65  pes.  2x12x22  No.  1  Norway  D.1S.&E. 
85  pes.  2x12x20  No.  1  Norway  D.1S.&E. 
11  pes.  2x12x18  No.  1  Norway  D.1S.&E. 
65  pes.  2x10x20  No.  1  Norway  D.1S.&E. 
If  this  should  not  make  a  car-load  I  would  have  you  put  in 
some  other  stock,  either  green  or  dry,  to  make  up  a  load. 

Respectfully, 

(109  words) 
11. 

Dear  Sir: 

We  have  in  transit  A.  G.  S.  car  No.  7985,  shipped  from  Orvis- 

burg,    Miss.,  Sept.  17,  consigned  to   Armour  &   Co.,  Big   Rapids, 

Mich.     We  will  thank  you  to  be  on  the  lookout  for  this  shipment, 

using  every  endeavor  to  hurry  it  to  its  destination  and  making 

G.  R.  &  I.  Ry.  delivery  if  possible. 

Respectfully, 

(61  words) 

12. 

Dear  Sir: 

We  herewith  enclose  you  our  estimate  on  the  list  of  lumber 
submitted,  with  prices  per  thousand  feet  attached. 

The  price  quoted  you  on  the  hemlock  plank  is  for  the  quantity 
we  now  have  on  hand  and  not  for  the  full  amount  of  your  probable 
requirements.  However,  we  have  anywhere  from  85  to  95  thousand 
feet  in  our  yard,  and  by  the  time  you  have  used  that  quantity  up, 
we  would  be  in  a  position  to  furnish  you  the  balance  of  the  order 
from  our  stock  up  North. 

You,  of  course,  will  understand  that  the  prices  quoted  you  are 
for  immediate  delivery,  by  team,  to  the  buildings.  If  you  can 
allow  us  sufficient  time  in  which  to  make  the  delivery  by  car,  we 
might  be  able  to  quote  you  closer  figures. 

Yours  truly, 

(62  words) 


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13. 
Gentlemen: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  yours  of  the  18th,  and  in  reply  would  say 
that  we  had  not  noticed  the  notation  on  the  order  referred  to,  as  at 
the  time  we  instructed  Mr.  Miller  to  purchase  this  stock,  we  told 
him  that  any  stock  shipped  must  be  for  immediate  delivery. 

However,  in  this  case  we  will  accept  this  shipment  as  soon  as 
you  can  send  it  along,  but  will  expect  you  to  rush  the  order,  and  in 
the  event  of  Mr.  Miller's  ordering  any  more  of  the  same  class  of 
material,  be  sure  that  you  have  the  stock  on  hand  before  accepting 
the  order. 

Referring  to  I.  C.  car  No.  92949,  which  we  loaded  with  lumber 
yesterday,  and  which  we  instructed  you  to  deliver  according  to 
billing  given  by  John  Spry  &  Co.,  of  this  city,  we  herewith  cancel 
said  instructions  and  request  you  to  hold  this  car  for  final  disposi- 
tion until  such  time  as  we  send  you  further  orders. 

Thanking  you,  we  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(137  words) 

14. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  note  your  favor  of  July  12,  with  reference  to  your  claim 
No.  15453,  covering  our  claim  No.  12591. 

We  note  that  you  state  that  the  correct  weight  of  this  shipment 
was  34,700  lbs.,  while  it  is  true  you  have  charged  us  on  the  face 
of  y,our  expense  bill  40,700  lbs.  It  occurs  to  us  that  in  finding  an 
error  of  6,000  lbs.  you  should  be  able,  or  at  least  would  be  likely, 
to  find  an  error  of  15,000  lbs.,  which  was  the  exact  difference. 
There  is  no  question  but  that  there  was  a  mistake  of  some  kind  to 
the  amount  of  15,000  lbs.,  and  we  do  not  consider  that  you  are  jus- 
tified in  asking  us  to  amend  our  claim  to  the  basis  of  34,700  lbs. 

However,  inasmuch  as  your  company  does  not  seem  to  appre- 
ciate business  from  this  company,  and  in  order  to  help  you  close 
"these  matters  up,  we  hereby  amend  our  claim  exactly  as  you  sug- 
gest, making  the  net  amount  of  our  claim  $8.34,  and  thereby  prac- 
tically giving  your  company  $10.00. 

As  this  correction  is  made  exactly  in  accordance  with  your 
letter,  we  trust  there  will  be  no  further  delay  in  issuing  voucher  in 
our  favor  for  the  amount  of  the  corrected  claim. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(240  words) 


40 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


15  navigation 
shorts 
inspecting 

16  wherein 
refund 

17  tabulate 


hereinunder 

certainly 

consignees 

18  windows 

19  quotation 
preferred 


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15. 
Dear  Sir: 

In  reply  to  your  letter  of  March  14,  we  would  say  that  we  do 
not  know  at  the  present  time  whether  we  will  bring  in  any  of  the 
Bigelow  &  O'Brien  stock  by  rail  or  not;  it  all  depends  on  the  open- 
ing of  navigation.  If  we  see  that  we  can  get  all  of  this  stock  off  the 
docks  by  the  first  day  of  May,  by  water  rates,  we  prefer  that  way 
of  shipping  the  stuff.  If,  however,  we  find  that  we  cannot  do  so, 
then  we  shall  be  forced  to  ship  by  rail,  as  it  is  important  to  have 
this  lot  all  out  of  Ashland  by  that  date.  We  do  not  care  to  buy 
any  more  of  O'Brien  shorts,  until  we  have  seen  the  stock,  and  as 
we  hope  to  be  in  Ashland  by  the  last  of  next  week,  we  shall  then 
have  an  opportunity  of  inspecting  the  material. 

Very  truly  yours, 


(149  words) 


16. 


Dear  Sir: 

We  have  received  your  esteemed  favor  of  December  9,  in 
which  you  state  that  you  have  received  instructions  that  a  refund 
on  four  cars  of  lumber  for  Lansing  would  be  made.  Under  date 
of  January  6,  we  received  $6.00  cash  from  your  Mr.  Harper  in 
payment  of  three  cars — Nos.  40555,  28036  and  2173.  We  shouW  be 
pleased  to  receive  the  other  $2.00  covering  the  other  car  at  your 
convenience.  Yours  truly, 

(87  words) 

17. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  note  your  esteemed  favor  of  June  23  with  reference  to  the 
contents  of  car  No.  3999,  which  was  consigned  to  Studebaker  Bros. 
Mfg.  Co.,  at  South  Bend,  Ind. 

As  per  your  request,  we  tabulate  hereinunder  the  exact  con- 
tents of  this  car: 

180  pes.,  14400  ft.,  6x8x20  No.  1  Hemlock. 
30  pes.,  1200  ft.,  2x12x20  No.  1  Norway  Pine. 
The  hemlock  was  manufactured  last  spring   and  was   about 
eight  months  old,  and,  of  course,  was  in  very  good  shipping  con- 


LUMBER    BUSINESS.  4i 


dition  and  would  not  weigh  to  exceed  3,000  lbs.  per  M.  In  fact,  if 
it  had  been  handled  during  the  dry  season,  it  would  not  weigh  to 
exceed  2,800  lbs.  per  M.  ft. 

The  Norway  we  find  was  cut  in  May,  last  year,  and  was  in  pile 
here  in  our  yard  from  the  latter  part  of  July  until  it  was  loaded  in 
this  car  3999,  and  as  this  was  only  2"  stock,  it  certainly  was  in  good 
condition  and  really  should  not  weigh  to  exceed  2,700  lbs.  per  M.  ft. 

We  believe  if  this  matter  is  referred  to  the  consignees,  they 
will  be  able  to  confirm  the  condition  of  this  material  and  probably 
will  know  something  about  the  weight. 

Hoping  this  is  the  information  you  desire,  we  are, 

Yours  very  truly, 

(242  words) 

18. 
Gentlemen: 

Please  include  in  the  car  that  you  are  now  getting  ready  to 
ship  to  us  at  Montpelier,  Indiana,  and  add  to  our  car  No.  4055, 
marking  same  "La  Fontaine": 

20  windows  22x30— l;Ms",  2  It.  check  rail,  open. 
5  windows  20x36 — l^s",  2  It.  check  rail,  open. 
10  windows  22x30 — ljMs",  1  It.  plain   rail,  open. 
5  doors  2-8x6-8—1^"  No.  212. 
10  doors  2-8x6-8—1^"  Mars. 
The  open  doors  to  have  stops  for  glass. 

Respectfully, 

(120  words) 
19. 

Gentlemen: 

Answering  your  quotation  of  the  15th,  you  may  ship  to  us  at 
Portland,  Jay  Co.,  Indiana,  G.  R.  &  I.  Ry.  delivery,  preferred: 
6000  ft.  2x  4—12  No.  1  Com.  Y.  P.  rough  at  $18.50  del'd 
3000  ft.  1x13  &  wdr.  Star  Y.  P.  S2S  at  $28.00  del'd 
1000  ft.  2x13  &  wdr.  Star  Y.  P.  S2S  at  $31.00  del'd 
5000  ft.  2x  8—16  Star  Y.  P.  S2S  at  $28.00  del'd 
Please  ship  promptly  and  send  invoice  to  us  at  Chicago,  only. 

Respectfully, 

(110  words) 

20. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  beg  to  call  your  attention  to  our  claim  No.  14568,  your 
No.  23685,  amounting  to  $15.75,  on  account  of  overcharge  in  rate. 
Please  advise  what  progress  is  being  made  in  this  matter,  and  very 
much  oblige. 

Yours  truly, 

(52  words) 


42  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


22  respectively  thoroughly 


practically 
variance 


o               v       x>         controversy             (  /    ^ 
,XY)      <\     \X  voucher  -L/- \- - 

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21. 
Gentlemen: 

Please  ship  to  us  at  La  Fontaine,  Wabash  Co.,  Indiana,  at 
89#,  5%  and  3*  off: 

5  boxes  glass  22x30  D.S.B. 

1  box  glass  20x36  D.S.B. 

2  boxes  glass  24x42  D.S.A. 

2  boxes  glass  40x30  D.S.A. 
10  boxes  glass  24x3G  D.S.B. 

5  boxes  glass  24x34  D.S.B. 

3  boxes  glass  24x32  D.S.B. 
2  boxes  glass  12x32  S.S.B. 

Please  ship  promptly,  and  oblige, 

Respectfully, 

(110  words) 

22. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  beg  to  hand  you  herewith  our  claims — 14736,  $4.11;  14737, 
$4.32,  and  14738,  $8.65;  all  on  account  of  weight.  These  cover  ship- 
ments which  moved  May  4,  14  and  26,  respectively. 

Referring  to  our  claim  14737,  we  believe  it  would  be  practically 
impossible  for  this  material  to  weigh  to  exceed  28,000  lbs.,  as  we 
find  it  was  in  very  good  condition,  and  we  know  when  it  is 
thoroughly  dry,  it  will  weigh  as  low  as  460  lbs.  per  thousand;  how- 
ever, we  know  dry  material  will  weigh  500  lbs.  per  thousand.  You 
will  note,  however,  we  have  raised  our  figures  2,500  lbs.,  making  a 
minimum  of  30,000  lbs.  This  should  also  cover  any  possible  track 
scale  variance. 

Our  claim  14738  is  a  shipment  which  was  loaded  here  in  our 
yard  and  the  stock  in  question  was  cut  last  season  and  there  is  no 
question  but  that  this  material  was  in  good  condition  and  should 
not  weigh  to  exceed  32,000  lbs.,  while  you  will  note  we  have  entered 
our  claim  on  a  basis  of  33,500  lbs.  This  should  cover  any  possible 
track  scale  variance  and  certainly  should  receive  your  prompt 
attention. 

Our  claim  14736  is  a  shipment  which  contained  65  thousand 
No.  2  white  pine  lath  which  was  about  seven  months  old,  and 
although  not  thoroughly  "bone"  dry,  was  in  good  shipping  condi- 
tion and  should  not  weigh  to  exceed  500  lbs.  per  thousand,  making 


LUMBER    BUSINESS.  43 


net  weight  32,500  lbs.  You  will  note,  however,  we  have  based  our 
claim  on  the  weight  of  35,000  lbs.  in  order  to  save  the  usual  mail 
controversy  and  to  cover  weather  conditions  and  any  possible  track 
scale  variance.  With  this  allowance  the  claim  should  be  passed 
through  immediately  for  voucher. 

Trusting  these  claims  will  receive  your  early  attention  and  that 
you  will  acknowledge  receipt  hereof,  favoring  us  with  your  com- 
pany's reference  number,  we  are, 

Yours  very  truly, 

(356  words) 


GENERAL  EXERCISE. 

Write  a  letter  to  a  friend  telling  all  about  your  present  school 
work,  the  progress  you  are  making,  how  you  like  the  study  of 
shorthand  and  typewriting,  how  long  before  you  think  you  will  be 
able  to  do  good  amanuensis  work,  what  you  expect  to  do  when  you 
finish  your  course,  etc.  Take  especial  pains  to  make  your  letter 
newsy  and  interesting. 

Please  extend  the  individual  amounts  and  find  the  sum  total  of 
the  following  bill: 

5,000  ft.  of  flooring  at. $38.75  per  M, 

5,320  ft.  common  dimension  boards  at 16.25  per  M. 


BICYCLE    BUSINESS. 


1  tires 
expired 
associated 

bicycle 

abundant 

defects 

margins 

wheels 

liberal 

concession 

2  approval 
evidently 


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describing  ,- — -j. 

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appearance        /- J 


specifications 
3  Amazon 
strictly 

installments 
instructions 


1. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  your  favor  of  recent  date,  and  in  reply  beg  to  advise 
you  that  the  guarantee  on  your  tires  has  expired.  During  1903  and 
previous  years  we  gave  a  guarantee  for  the  entire  year  to  Decem- 
ber 31.  We  have  now,  however,  adopted  the  regular  Associated 
Manufacturers'  guarantee,  which  is  two  months  on  the  bicycle  and 
one  month  on  tires  from  date  of  purchase.  This  gives  abundant 
time  for  any  real  defects  to  show  themselves.  Under  the  circum- 
stances, we  hardly  think  you  will  expect  us  to  replace  them  free  of 
charge,  particularly  when  you  remember  the  very  close  margins  on 
which  our  wheels  are  sold.  Wishing,  however,  to  deal  as  liberally 
with  you  as  possible,  we  will  make  you  a  special  price  (less  than 
half)  on  Record  "A"  single  tube,  or  Morgan  &  Wright  double  tube 
tires  of  $3.00  per  pair,  and  as  this  is  much  less  than  net  cost  to  us, 
we  trust  you  will  appreciate  the  concession.  In  ordering,  return 
this  letter  for  our  reference,  and  please  note  that  we  do  not  ship 
small  parts  and  repairs  C.  O.  D.,  but  require  cash  with  the  order 
so  as  to  avoid  unnecessary  work  and  book-keeping. ' 

Thanking  you  for  past  favors,  and  hoping  we  shall  be  favored 
with  your  future  business,  we  are, 

Respectfully  yours, 

(220  words) 


BICYCLE    BUSINESS.  45 


2. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  your  favor  of  the  3d,  asking  us  to  ship  you  a  bicycle 
on  approval  and  trial.  You  evidently  are  ordering  direct  from  one 
of  our  newspaper  advertisements  without  having  seen  our  cata- 
logue, and  we  thought  best  before  shipping  a  wheel  to  send  you 
circulars  fully  describing  our  different  models  and  explaining  our 
very  liberal  terms  of  shipment.  These  we  are  sending  you  in  a  sep- 
arate package  by  mail,  which  you  should  receive  promptly. 

You  will  note  we  offer  to  ship  any  bicycle  C.  O.  D.  on  approval, 
without  a  cent  of  deposit,  and  allow  ten  days'  trial,  during  which 
time  if  the  wheel  proves  unsatisfactory  it.  can  be  returned  to  us 
and  the  money  will  be  refunded.  The  money  must  be  paid  to  the 
express  agent,  however,  before  the  wheel  is  delivered,  as  we  are 
unable  to  know  the  thousands  of  persons  with  whom  we  are  dealing, 
and  would  be  imposed  upon  in  many  cases  if  the  wheels  were 
delivered  without  payment. 

You  take  no  risk  in  ordering  the  wheel  shipped  C.  O.  D.  on 
approval,  and  we  are  confident  you  will  be  surprised  and  pleased 
at  the  quality  and  appearance  of  the  bicycle  we  shall  send  you. 

Kindly  fill  out  the  enclosed  order  blank  and  return  to  us,  and 
we  will  ship  the  wheel  promptly  and  exactly  according  to  specifica- 
tions. Yours  truly, 

(327  words) 
3. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  your  order  of  recent  date  for  one  Amazon  bicycle. 
Before  shipping  we  would  advise  you  that  our  business  is  done  on  a 
strictly  cash  basis.  We  do  not  open  accounts,  loan  samples,  or 
sell  on  installments,  under  any  circumstances.  We  should  like 
very  much  to  fill  your  order,  and,  if  satisfactory  to  you,  will  make 
shipment  of  your  order  C.  O.  D.  You  can  examine  the  shipment 
fully  before  paying  for  it,  and  if  after  paying  the  amount  of  the 
C.  O.  D.  and  charges  to'the  agent,  the  bicycle  proves  unsatisfactory 
in  any  way,  within  ten  days,  you  can  return  the  shipment,  and  we 
wfll  promptly  refund  the  amount  paid.  You  will  find  it  an  easy 
matter  to  make  a  great  many  profitable  sales  if  you  have  a  sample 
to  show,  and  we  hope  to  have  your  permission  by  return  mail  to  ship 
C.  O.  D. 

We  shall  await  your  further  instructions,  and  when  replying  be 
sure  to  return  this  letter  so  as  to  avoid  any  mistakes  or  delays. 

Yours  truly, 

(16?  words) 


46 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


4  fittings  referred 
patterns  ^^r        yo  draft 

5  defective  ^y:..\r7^.^  securing 

repair  ■  duplicate 

previous  ■ y\      \         ^  suffered 

frequently  ./-V  . -.1. recover 

quicker  — ^  commands 

direct  - — e  v—  7  deducted 

6  remittance  -' percent 


Dear  Sir: 

Replying  to  your  favor  of  recent  date,  we  would  say  that  we 
can  find  no  record  of  your  having  purchased  a  bicycle  from  us  in 
your  own  name,  but  suppose  you  have  done  so  through  one  of  our 
agents.  As  we  have  used  at  different  times  fittings  of  various 
patterns,  it  will  be  necessary  for  us  to  know  the  order  number  (as 
found  on  the  guarantee)  or  the  name  and  address  of  the  original 
purchaser,  so  that  we  can  locate  this  bicycle  on  our  records.  If 
your  guarantee  is  still  in  force,  we  shall  be  pleased  to  make  good 
anything  coming  within  the  terms  of  the  guarantee,  on  the  condi- 
tions named  therein.  During  1902  and  previous  years  we  gave  a 
guarantee  for  the  entire  year  to  December  31.  We  have  now,  how- 
ever, adopted  the  regular  Associated  Manufacturers'  guarantee, 
which  is  two  months  on  the  bicycle  and  one  month  on  the  tires, 
from  date  of  purchase.  This  gives  abundant  time  for  any  real 
defects  to  show  themselves.  In  case  your  guarantee  has  expired, 
the  enclosed  list  of  parts  will  aid  you  in  ordering  anything  you  may 
require. 

Hoping  we  may  have  the  pleasure  of  serving  you,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

(204  words) 

5. 
Gentlemen: 

Your  favor  of  recent  date  is  at  hand,  and  in  reply  we  will  say 
you  may  send  us  (express  charges  prepaid)  any  parts  which  prove 
defective  within  the  life  of  the  guarantee,  and  we  shall  be  glad  to 
repair  or  replace  them  free  of  charge.  Please  read  carefully  the 
conditions  and  suggestions  on  your  guarantee,  and  if  your  case 
comes  under  them  fill  out  the  enclosed  shipping  tag  with  your' 
name,  address  and  order  number  of  your  bicycle  (as  found  on  your 
guarantee),  and  attach  it  before  shipping.  Be  sure  and  write  us 
when  sending  parts,  telling   us   again  just  what  is  wanted   and 


BICYCLE    BUSINESS.  47 


enclosing  the  letter  in  the  package  if  possible,  as  it  will  save  delay 
in  looking  up  your  previous  correspondence. 

We  enclose  a  price-list  of  parts  and  repairs,  and  will  give  you 
a  special  discount  of  35  per  cent  from  the  prices  in  this  list  on  any- 
thing you  may  need  in  the  future.  It  is  frequently  quicker  and 
cheaper  to  order  new  parts  direct  than  to  pay  express  charges  on 
old  ones  for  repair. 

Thanking  you  for  past  favors,  and  hoping  that  we  shall  be 
favored  with  your  future  business,  we  are, 

Respectfully  yours, 

(198  words) 

6. 
Gentlemen: 

Replying  to  your  letter  of  the  6th,  we  would  say,  that  we  regret 
we  cannot,  at  this  time,  find  any  record  of  having  received  from 
you  the  order  or  remittance  referred  to,  and  would  suggest  that  you 
let  us  have  your  new  order  on  the  enclosed  blank.  If  your  remit- 
tance was  a  draft,  express  order,  or  postoffice  money  order,  you  will 
have  no  trouble  in  securing  a  duplicate,  which  we  trust  you  will 
send  us  promptly,  and  when  replying  return  this  letter,  or  refer  to 
its  date,  so  as  to  avoid  any  mistakes  or  further  delays.  We  hope 
that  you  have  suffered  no  loss  and  that  you  will  be  able  to  recover 
your  first  order  and  remittance. 

Awaiting  your  further  commands,  we  are, 

Respectfully  yours, 

(125  words) 

7. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  favor  of  recent  date  enclosing  remit- 
tance of  $5.00,  which  we  have  placed  to  your  credit  under  our 
No.  20056.  Before  shipping  we  must  explain  that  we  are  unable  to 
fill  your  order  as  sent  in,  as  you  have  deducted  25  per  cent,  instead 
of  25  cents,  for  sending  cash  in  full,  and  we  hope  to  have  your 
remittance  of  $1.25  by  return  mail  to  complete  the  order.  If  you 
prefer,  we  shall  be  pleased  to  make  shipment  C.  O.  D.  for  the 
balance  due. 

We  hope  to  hear  from  you  favorably  at  an  early  date,  and 
when  replying  return  this  letter,  or  refer  to  the  above  number,  so 
as  to  avoid  mistakes  or  delays. 

Yours  truly, 

(134  words) 


48  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


8  wagon  t  enameling 
identified  <^,  additional 

9  honored  -%-r <r maroon 

specified  errors 

10  agreeable  \           \       K           12  recognize 

distribute  _--S^ -v-~  signed 

judiciously 


premium 


sender 


11  sentinel  zZTT^JlL*  behalf 


8. 
Dear  Sir: 

Replying  to  yours  of  recent  date,  we  should  say  that  we  are 
always  ready  and  willing  to  buy  second-hand  bicycles  to  supply  our 
country  trade  orders.  We  cannot  at  this  time,  however,  send  any- 
one to  examine  what  you  have,  but  if  you  will  send  the  bicycle  to 
us,  charges  prepaid,  we  will  allow  you  for  it  all  it  is  possibly  worth 
to  us.  Should  you  decide  to  send  the  bicycle  down  by  wagon,  be 
sure  to  mark  it  with  your  name  and  address  so  that  it  may  be  iden- 
tified when  received,  and  call  on  us  as  soon  thereafter  as  possible. 

Yours  truly, 

(105  words) 

9. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  are  advised  by  the  First  National  Bank  of  Chicago  that 
you  have  not  as  yet  honored  our  draft,  with  bill  of  lading,  for  the 
bicycle  shipped  under  our  No.  12560,  as  specified  by  you.  We  are 
somewhat  surprised;  in  fact,  we  believe  that  there  must  be  some 
mistake  to  cause  this  delay.  We  ask  that  you  kindly  advise  us 
what  your  wishes  may  be  in  regard  to  this  matter.  We  are  sure 
that  you  will  find  the  bicycle  a  bargain  and  that  it  will  give  the  best 
of  service.  We  hope  to  hear  from  you  promptly,  and  when  reply- 
ing return  this  letter  or  refer  to  the  above  number. 

Yours  truly, 

(117  words) 

10. 
Dear  Sir: 

Replying  to  your  recent  favor,  we  should  say  that  the  express 
charges  on  the  circulars  are  to  be  paid  by  the  party  ordering  them, 
but  we,  of  course,  do  not  wish  any  feeling  or  delay  in  this  matter, 
and  would  suggest  that  you  accept  the  circulars,  pay  the  charges 
and  we  shall  refund  the  amount,  together  with  original  deposit,  on 
receipt  of  the  first  order. 


BICYCLE    BUSINESS.  49 


We  believe  that  this  should  be  agreeable  to  you  and  trust  that 
you  will  accept  the  circulars  and  distribute  them  judiciously,  so 
that  they  will  bring  good  results  with  early  orders. 

We  have  every  reason  to  believe  that  many  bicycles  will  be 
sold  this  season,  and  we  trust  that  you  will  be  in  a  position  to 
secure  your  share  of  the  trade,  and  in  this  way  secure  your  pre- 
mium bicycle  at  an  early  date. 

Yours  truly, 

(143  words) 
11. 
Gentlemen: 

We  have  your  order  of  recent  date  for  one  Sentinel  Special 
bicycle.  Before  shipping  we  should  advise  you  we  do  not  carry  in 
stock  the  color  you  specify.  Enameling  to  order  would  take  about 
two  weeks,  for  which  we  must  make  an  additional  charge  of  $2.00 
for  the  extra  labor.  We  should  suggest  that  you  permit  us  to 
change  your  order  to  black,  green  or  maroon. 

We  shall  await  your  further  instructions,  and  when  replying 
be  sure  to  return  this  letter  or  refer  to  its  date,  so  as  to  avoid 
further  delays  or  errors. 

Respectfully  yours, 

(98  words) 
12. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  enclose  herewith  correspondence  from  your  office,  which 
you  will  observe  is  not  signed.  Thinking  it  possible  that  you 
might  be  able  to  locate  the  sender  on  his  inquiry  for  mail,  we  sub- 
mit the  same  to  you  for  this  purpose. 

Thanking  you  in  advance  for  any  services  in  our  behalf,  we 
are, 

Yours  truly, 

(56  words) 


GENERAL  EXERCISE. 

Write  a  letter  to  a  publishing  company  telliag  them  to  enter 
your  name  for  one  year's  subscription  to  begin  with  a  certain  issue. 
Also  mention  kind  and  amount  of  enclosure  to  pay  for  same. 


4  Graham 


MUSICAL  INSTRUMENTS   AND  ACCESSORIES. 


1  import  reproduction 

2  mandolins  celebrated 

3  deduction  -rr^C .^s?-.\ — 3_.  reddish 

various  <y           .     ^  handsomely 

4  instruments  i       9    I           \f  exquisitely 

5  guitars  .»£-—_ -TT1 polished 

6  violins  so      b 


1. 
Gentlemen: 

Do  you  intend  coming  to  Chicago  to  place  an  import  order  in 
the  near  future?  I  should  like  to  call  your  attention  to  the  fact 
that  I  have  Mr.  M.  E.  Schoening's  line  of  import  goods,  also  the 
Snedeker  Mfg.  Co.'s  line,  and  should  you  come  I  would  be  glad  to 
show  you  both.  In  case  you  do  not  come  I  shall  call  on  you  in  the 
course  of  two  or  three  weeks. 

Please  advise  me,  and  oblige, 

Yours  truly, 

(81  words) 

2. 

Dear  Sir:  * 

We  wish  you  would  send  us,  by  mail  or  express,  a  few  of  the 
better  quality  of  guard  plates  of  each  style.  We  have  a  lot  of 
mandolins  made  up  but  cannot  complete  the  same  on  account  of 
having  to  wait  for  these  goods. 

Kindly  send  us  a  few  at  once,  so  we  can  complete  our  orders. 

Very  respectfully, 

(61  words) 

3. 

Gentlemen: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  favor  of  the  4th  inst.  with  enclosure 
for  $103.50,  which  amount  we  have  placed  to  your  credit  on 
account,  with  thanks. 

We  return  herewith  our  statement  of  March  1,  enclosing  dupli- 
cate bill  of  Feb.  21  as  requested.  The  deduction  of  5  per  cent  dis- 
count on  bills  Feb.  26  and  28  is  wrong  and  unjust,  and  you  know  it. 
We  must  insist  upon  payment  of  these  various  deductions  made 
by  you  for  discount,  and  hope  to  have  j^our  check  by  return  mail. 

Yours  truly, 

(94  words? 


MUSICAL  INSTRUMENTS   AND   ACCESSORIES.        51 


4. 
Dear  Sirs: 

Yours  of  the  5th  inst.  is  at  hand,  and  we  are  sorry  that  we  can- 
not furnish  you  cuts  that  you  ask  for  at  present,  but  we  will  be  able 
to  do  so  within  two  weeks  from  date,  at  which  time  we  shall  send 
cuts  of  all  our  instruments. 

Our  salesman  will  call  on  you  in  about  three  weeks  with  a  new 
line  of  samples,  and  we  would  advise  you  to  hold  your  catalogue 
until  that  time  if  possible.  He  has  a  very  fine  line  of  samples,  and 
we  think  it  will  pay  you  to  see  them. 

Thanking  you  for  past  favors  and  hoping  you  will  favor  him 
with  a  large  order,  we  remain, 

Respectfully  yours, 

(117  words) 


5. 
Gentlemen: 

Are  you  handling  guitars  and  mandolins  as  premiums?  If  so, 
we  should  like  to  quote  you  prices  on  these  goods,  for  we  are  cer- 
tain that  we  can  save  you  money. 

We  are  the  largest  manufacturers  of  these  goods  in  the  United 
States.  We  produce  more  guitars  than  the  combined  product  of 
any  other  three  factories;  consequently,  are  in  a  position  to  quote 
proper  prices  and  deliver  goods  promptly. 

If  you  are  interested,  please  notify  us  and  we  shall  have  our 
representative  call  on  you,  quote  you  prices,  and  give  you  any 
other  information  that  you  may  desire. 

Yours  respectfully, 

(101  words) 


6. 
Gentlemen: 

In  reply  to  your  letter  asking  us  to  give  you  a  description  of 
•our  violin  outfit,  we  say  this: 

It  is  with  pride  that  we  offer  this  violin  outfit,  for  we  are  cer- 
tain that  no  such  value  has  ever  before  been  offered.  The  violin 
is  a  copy  of  Joseph  Guarnarius.  being  a  perfect  reproduction  of 
the  instrument  made  by  this  celebrated  master  in  1736.  It  is  of  a 
deep  reddish-brown  color,  handsomely  shaded  and  exquisitely  pol- 
ished. The  back  and  sides  are  made  of  selected  flamed  maple, 
and  the  top  of  the  b«st  quality  of  spruce;  both  woods  are  very  old. 


52  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


ebony  decalcomania 

voluminous  \                       /  celluloid 

genuine  -  ->— -^  -\j^zjp   — *"  buttons 

varnished  11  grievances 

7  rosewood                          J\  '    ' — '  rectify 

mahogany            -fS.  £ .  | especially 


The  finger  board  pegs  and  tailpiece  are  made  of  solid  ebony.  It 
possesses  a  very  rich,  loud,  voluminous  tone,  and  is  sure  to  satisfy 
the  most  exacting. 

We  furnish  with  above  a  very  handsome  bow  which  is  made  of 
Brazil  wood — imitation  snake  wood.  It  has  a  finely  carved  bone 
frog  with  pearl  eye,  which  is  German  silver  lined.  We  include, 
also,  with  this  outfit  a  very  fine  cake  of  genuine  Weichold  resin,  an 
instruction  book,  and  a  neatly  lined  wooden  case — black  varnished. 

As  we  buy  these  goods  direct  from  the  European  manufac- 
turers, we  are  very  confident  that  this  outfit  cannot  be  duplicated 
at  any  retail  store  in  the  U.  S.  for  less  than  double  the  amount  we 
ask  for  it. 

Respectfully  jours, 

(234  words) 
7. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  your  letter  of  April  4,  inquiring  about  the  No.  260  and 
No.  262  imitation  rosewood  and  imitation  mahogany  guitars,  with 
the  decalcomania  strip  in  the  back.  We  will  make  }rou  these 
at  $1.35. 

Will  you  please  see  what  you  can  do  with  the  Celluloid  Co.'s 
buttons,  as  it  is  impossible  for  us  to  use  the  Arlington  buttons. 
We  could  not  use  them  at  half  the  price,  as  they  are  so  hard  and 
we  break  a  great  many  of  them  putting  them  on.  We  should  much 
rather  use  the  Celluloid  Co.'s  buttons  and  probably  you  can  make 
arrangements  to  get  them  there  cheaper  than  we  can  here. 

Yours  respectfully, 

(119  words) 
8. 

Gentlemen: 

We  enclose  herewith  bill  of  lading,  as  promised  you,  and  we 
hope  you  will  have  no  further  trouble  in  getting  your  goods.  This 
bill  of  lading  shows  plainly  that  the  goods  were  consigned  to  you, 
and  not  to  ourselves,  as  you  stated. 

Very  truly  yours, 

(46  words) 


MUSICAL  INSTRUMENTS   AND  ACCESSORIES.       63 


9. 
Gentlemen: 

I  shall  be  at  Milwaukee  to-morrow  with  a  line  of  guitars  and 
mandolins  from  the  Snedeker  Mfg.  Co.,  also  a  line  of  violins,  etc., 
from  the  European  manufacturers,  a  list  of  which  you  will  find  on 
the  back  of  my  card,  which  I  enclose. 

You  will  notice  that  I  sell  only  direct  from  the  factories,  and 
there  will  be  a  saving  to  you  of  from  25  to  50  per  cent  by  placing 
your  orders  with  me.  I  should  like  very  much  to  have  you  look 
over  my  line,  as  it  will  certainly  be  quite  an  object  to  you. 

I  shall  be  at  the  Plankinton  House,  and  should  like  to  have 
you  telephone  me,  at  my  expense,  if  you  can  come. 

Yours  truly, 

(125  words) 


10. 
Dear  Sir: 

The  guitars  foi  Honolulu  have  been  ready  for  about  a  week.  I 
called  you  up  by  'phone  and  told  them  to  leave  a  message  for  you 
that  they  were  ready.  We  have  not  heard  from  you  since,  so  I 
suppose  they  did  not  deliver  the  message. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(51  words) 


11. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  notice  on  our  books  that  you  have  not  bought  anything 
from  us  since  last  December.  Is  there  any  reason  for  this?  When 
our  representative  was  up  to  see  you  everything  seemed  to  be  sat- 
isfactory; that  is,  you  had  no  grievances  and  you  promised  to  send 
iiim  an  order  to  the  hotel;  you  afterwards  told  him  that  you  would 
mail  it  to  the  house. 

We  should  like  very  much  to  know  if  there  is  anything  wrong; 
if  so,  we  shall  be  only  too  glad  to  rectify  the  same,  as  we  desire 
especially  to  keep  the  good-will  of  all  our  old  customers. 

Please  let  us  hear  from  you,  and  oblige, 

Very  truly  yours, 

(115  words) 


54  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


12  tremendous  <\  ~\  prevent 

18  remittance 


n            "\  prevent  o> 

U, VI 15  pianos  _\>n  .  _  \ 


enforce               — -i  16  stools 

collection         K^....c O, ..  vicinity 


12. 

Gentlemen: 

We  have  to-day  shipped  you,  as  per  your  order,  a  line  of 
samples  of  our  guitars  and  mandolins,  which  we  hope  will  open  up 
to  your  entire  satisfaction. 

You  say  that  you  want  a  guitar  that  you  can  guarantee  and 
one  that  will  stand  the  strain  of  steel  strings.  This,  our  guitar  will 
do,  but  we  will  recommend  you  to  have  the  metal  tailpieces  on 
them  instead  of  the  flat  bridge,  for  there  is  a  tremendous  strain  on 
the  bridge,  which  is  simply  glued  on  and  will,  in  time,  pull  off. 
You  will  find  all  our  goods  of  a  very  high  class,  and  we  have  no 
doubt  that  they  will  give  satisfaction,  as  we  have  quoted  you  very 
low  prices.  Should  you  place  your  order  with  us,  we  should  like 
from  three  weeks'  to  a  month's  time  in  which  to  deliver  the  goods, 
as  we  do  not  carry  a  stock  on  hand. 

Hoping  that  we  may  receive  your  orders,  we  remain, 

Yours  respectfully, 

(166  words) 

13. 
Dear  Sirs: 

We  were  very  much  surprised  to  have  our  draft  returned 
to-day,  as  you  know  your  account  is  long  past  due.  We  have  had 
no  remittance  from  you  since  Oct.  3.  Unless  you  remit  by  return 
mail,  we  will  have  to  resort  to  the  law  to  enforce  collection  of  our 
claim. 

We  hope  you  will  prevent  this  course  being  taken  by  remitting 
promptly,  and  oblige, 

Yours  respectfully, 

(68  words) 

14. 
Gentlemen: 

Replying  to  yours  of  the  2d  inst.,  we  will  say  that  we  see  no 
reason  why  you  did  not  receive  the  goods  sent  you  about  a  week 
ago,  as  they  were  properly  addressed.  However,  we  have  sent  a 
tracer  after  them  and  hope  you  will  get  them  in  due  time.  We 
trust  the  delay  has  put  you  to  no  inconvenience. 

The  No.  40203  guitars  are  well  under  way,  and  as  soon  as  they 


MUSICAL   INSTRUMENTS   AND   ACCESSORIES.       55 


are  finished  we  shall  be  pleased  to  ship.  We  cannot  ship  you  the 
No.  40205  guitars  in  the  time  you  specify,  as  it  will  take  all  of  three 
weeks  to  finish  them.  At  your  request,  we  will  begin  work  on  them 
at  once  so  as  to  get  them  out  as  soon  as  possible. 

Our  catalogue  is  now  in  the  hands  of  the  printer,  and  when 
completed  we  shall  mail  you  a  copy.  The  old  edition  is  entirely 
exhausted,  otherwise  we  would  send  you  one  of  them. 

Kindly  advise  us  as  to  the  No.  40205  guitars,  and  oblige, 

Very  truly  yours, 

(186  words) 

15. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  favor  of  May  15  and  note  what  you 
say.  You  are,  no  doubt,  aware  that  pianos  run  from  3  ft.  9"x5  ft. 
4"  to  4  ft.  11  "x5  ft.  7".  Of  course,  pianos  are  made  in  different 
sizes,  although  most  of  them  are  4  ft.  5"  high  and  5  ft.  4"  wide.  For 
this  reason  we  make  our  moving  covers  to  fit  the  largest  size  of 
piano,  because  in  case  you  should  get  an  extra  large  piano  to  move 
the  cover  would  be  an  advantage  to  you.  Please  let  us  know  if  we 
should  make  this  cover  4  ft.  5"  high  and  5  ft.  4"  wide.  The  price  on 
this  cover  will  be  $(3.80,  less  5  per  cent  when  cash  accompanies  the 
order.    The  lettering  will  be  6)4c  per  letter,  net. 

Trusting  that  we  shall  hear  from  you  soon,  we  are, 

Very  truly  yours, 

(160  words) 

16. 
Dear  Sir: 

On  May  5  we  delivered  to  your  factory  five  crates  of  piano 
stools  No.  5005.  It  was  too  late  to  obtain  a  receipt  for  the  same 
that  evening,  and  not  having  been  in  your  vicinity  since  to  obtain  a 
receipt,  we  would  kindly  ask  you  to  mail  it  to  us.  Enclosed  please 
find  stamped  envelope. 

Very  truly  yours, 

(62  words) 

17. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  valued  favor  of  the  13th  inst.,  and  in 
compliance  with  your  request,  we  are  mailing  you,  under  separate 
cover,  four  of  our  latest  catalogues,  with  net  price  lists  enclosed. 
The  prices  shown  on  these  lists  are,  of  course,  higher  than  those  at 
which  we  are  selling  you. 

Awaiting  your  reply,  we  are, 

Very  truly  yours, 

(63  words) 


56 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


18  assortment 
patterns 
scarfs 

leisure 

doubtless 

inclined 

proposition 
acceptance 
velours 


assorted 

stipulation 

instances 

familiar 

established 

excellent 


workmanship 
19  catalogues 
—   20  prepared 


I  v°N 


d 


W 


18. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  adopted  a  plan  of  placing  before  our  customers  an 
assortment  of  choice  patterns  in  piano  scarfs,  whereby  they  are 
enabled  to  make  a  selection  at  their  leisure  and  without  expense. 
This  offer  is  being  accepted  readily  by  the  trade,  and  is  one  which 
we  feel  you  will  doubtless  be  inclined  to  receive  with  favor,  as  it 
means  a  saving  of  20  per  cent.  We  outline  proposition  below,  and 
shall  be  pleased  to  have  your  acceptance  by  return  mail. 

The  regular  price  of  one  dozen  choice  velours,  assorted  patterns 
and  colors,  is  $19.65.  We  send  these  upon  receipt  of  your  acceptance, 
express  prepaid,  for  $16.20.  The  only  stipulation  attached  to  this  offer 
is,  that  you  keep  them  all.  When  you  consider  that  these  goods  are 
from  our  new  stock  and  that  many  of  them  sell  for  $1.75,  and  that 
we  offer  them  in  this  way  at  an  average  of  $1.35  each,  we  assume  that 
you  will  want  to  take  advantage  of  this  discount.  In  some  instances 
our  trade  leaves  a  standing  order  with  us  to  send  them  from  time  to 
time  whatever  we  may  be  offering  in  this  manner.  We  prefer  to 
have  your  permission,  however,  before  troubling  you  to  look  at  them. 

Our  line  of  stools,  chairs  and  benches,  with  which  you  are 
doubtless  familiar,  continues  to  occupy  the  high  position  estab- 
lished in  the  trade  by  virtue  of  the  excellent  workmanship  and 
finish  of  all  our  goods. 

Very  truly  yours, 

(254  words) 

19. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  favor  of  the  16th  inst.,  and  in  com- 
pliance with  the  request  contained  therein  are  mailing  you,  under 
separate  cover,  one  of  our  new  catalogues  'illustrating  our  complete 
line  of  chairs,  stools,  benches,  rubber  covers  and  hoods.  We  do 
not  catalogue  scarfs,  as  our  line  is  very  extensive  and  constantly 
changing.     However  we  are  always  willing  to  send  scarfs  out  on 


MUSICAL   INSTRUMENTS  AND   ACCESSORIES.       57 


selection  to  responsible  parties,  and  this  is  really  the  only  satisfac- 
tory way  in  which  to  purchase  this  class  of  goods,  as  you  then  get 
the  advantage  of  everything  that  is  new. 
Awaiting  your  reply,  we  are, 

Very  truly  yours, 

(107  words) 

20. 
Dear  Sirs: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  check,  with  order  for  stools  enclosed, 
which  will  have  our  prompt  attention.  We  note  you  are  short  34c 
on  this  order,  also  a  shortage  of  12c  on  a  shipment  in  March, 
also  48c  on  shipment  of  last  August,  which  will  make  94c  due  us  in 
order  to  balance  our  books.  We  wish  you  would  send  us  stamps 
for  this  amount  while  goods  are  being  prepared. 

Thanking  you  for  the  order,  and  awaiting  your  reply,  we  are, 

Very  truly  yours, 

(95  words) 

21. 
Dear  Sir: 

Referring  to  your  order  of  the  14th  inst.,  for  one  stool  in  birch  to 
match  a  Kronic  &  Bach  piano,  the  same  to  be  shipped  to  the  Warner 
Co. ,  we  are  somewhat  in  doubt  as  to  the  shade  of  finish  wanted.  You 
say  this  is  to  be  considerably  lighter  than  the  lightest  walnut. 
Rather  than  make  the  stool  and  have  it  unsatisfactory,  we  enclose 
herein  a  sample  of  birch,  and  would  ask  you  to  inform  us  whether 
or  not  this  matches  the  piano  in  question.  If  not,  may  we  ask  you 
to  kindly  send  us  a  sample  to  work  by. 

Very  truly, 

(114  words) 

22. 
Gentlemen: 

We  are  just  in  receipt  of  your  valued  favor  of  the  16th,  and  in 
reply  will  say  that  the  order  is  thoroughly  understood  in  every  par- 
ticular, and  your  instructions  in  regard  to  time  of  shipment  and 
route  will  be  carried  out  to  the  letter. 

We  are  pleased  to  know  that  you  were  so  well  satisfied  with  the 
last  shipment  received  from  us.  All  of  your  requests  and  orders 
shall  have  our  very  best  attention  at  all  times. 

Thanking  you  for  your  many  favors,  we  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(88  words) 


58  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


23  regular  sanction 

24  references  / y\  P  consignments  «— <-,  \    y 

statement         .-< /i-v U^_ .         preferring  \f 


25  damasks 
coincidir, 
advisability 


i^J? 


coinciding  f     I  DrSfft1011  1         % 

aHvieahilitv  I  I        I  Profit  <t  v 

"'« Vcj-  append  ^. ._ 


23. 
Dear  Sir: 

As  to  the  scarfs  on  selection,  we  have  not  been  in  the  habit  of 
sending  out  C  &  D  drapes,  as  these  are  not  regular  stock  and  are 
only  made  up  when  we  have  a  bona  fide  order.  However,  we  shall 
make  up  for  you  Yz  dozen  of  these  and  include  with  them  one  dozen 
of  our  other  styles,  and  hope  you  will  be  able  to  keep  all  of  the  l/z 
dozen  at  least,  and  as  many  of  the  others  as  possible.  If  l/z  the 
amount  is  kept  we  stand  the  return  charges:  if  less  than  %,  we 
expect  the  return  charges  to  be  prepaid. 

Thanking  you  for  the  order,  and  awaiting  your  reply,  we  are, 

Very  truly  yours, 

(125  words) 

24. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  valued  order  of  the  6th,  in  which  you 
enclose  check  for  $17.00.  The  same  has  been  placed  to  your  credit, 
and  we  will  endeavor  to  get  the  stools  out  as  quickly  as  possible. 
While  the  goods  are  being  prepared,  however,  we  should  ask  that 
you  kindly  furnish  us  references  to  people  with  whom  you  have 
dealt,  with  the  view  of  sending  you  scarfs  on  selection,  this  being 
the  same  as  sending  on  open  account.  As  we  have  had  no  previous 
dealings  with  you,  it  will  be  necessary  for  us  to  have  references, 
and  we  should  also  like  a  statement  from  you,  if  you  care  to  furnish 
the  same. 

If  you  will  kindly  write  us  by  return  mail  the  order  will  not  be 
delayed. 

Very  truly  yours, 

(135  words) 

25. 
Dear  Sir: 

The  line  of  damasks  we  have  been  showing  the  trade  has  not 
changed  sufficiently  within  the  last  six  months,  and  the  result  is 
that  our  sales  in  these  goods  are  far  below  what  they  should  be.  The 
traveling  men  for  several  trips  have  been  obliged  to  show  the  same 


MUSICAL   INSTRUMENTS   AND   ACCESSORIES.        59 


line,  and  it  naturally  gives  their  trade  the  impression  that  we  are 
not  progressive,  whereas  the  opposite  is  truly  the  case.  You  will 
doubtless  recall  our  conversation  on  this  matter,  and  your  coincid- 
ing with  m)'  views  as  to  the  advisability  of  closing  out  the  present 
stock,  even  at  cost.  I  have  drawn  up  the  enclosed  letter  to  the 
trade  and  with  your  sanction  will  send  out  about  twenty-five  ofr 
these  consignments  immediately.  I  have  not  advised  the  salesmen  J 
as  yet  of  the  change  in  prices,  preferring  to  have  your  decision  on 
this.  I  have  put  the  blue  price,  the  closing  price,  and  the  cost  on 
this  letter  for  your  approval.  If  we  sell  these  fifteen  scarfs  for 
$34.65  net,  we  shall  have  about  10  per  cent  profit  out  of  which  to 
pay  express  charges.  We  shall  have  fresh  goods  to  give  the  sales- 
men that  they  can  sell  at  better  profit  than  heretofore,  and  thus  be 
a  means  of  getting  in  a  wedge  with  some  houses  to  whom  we  are 
not  selling  at  present.  I  append  to  this  a  list  of  houses  to  whom 
these  consignments  will  doubtless  appeal. 

Yours  respectfully, 

(244  words) 


GENERAL  EXERCISE. 

A  customer  wishes  to  pay  cash  for  the  following  bills,  amounts 
and  conditions  of  which  are  given  below.  How  much  cash  should 
you  receive? 

$43.75  less  50$,  terms  90  days  or  5$  additional  for  cash. 

38.50  less  35$,  terms  60  days  or  3%  additional  for  cash. 

9.25  less  25  &  10#,  terms  30  days  or  2%  additional  for  cash. 


-~  Write  a  letter  to  a  friend  giving  your  opinion  as  to  the  best 
typewriter  now  on  the  market.  Mention  the  advantages  your 
lavorite  typewriter  possesses  over  all  others. 


LIGHTING   FIXTURES. 


1  underwriters 
additional 
premium 

gasoline 

2  generators 
defective 


^.^-..U. 


merchants  \ 

4  outfit  — ^ 

communications  . _  _J  . .  I    .-v_ 

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1. 
Dear  Sir: 

Referring  to  yours  of  the  16th,  the  New  England  Board  of 
Underwriters  charge  a  slight  additional  premium  on  gasoline 
lamps,  but  there  are  many  companies  who  do  not  charge  this  pre- 
mium, and  we  can  get  you  insurance  with  these  companies  at  the 
same  or  a  better  rate  than  you  are  now  paying  without  this  extra 
charge.  If  you  are  interested,  we  shall  be  pleased  to  hear  further 
from  you. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(74  words) 

2. 

Dear  Sir: 

Replying  to  yours  of  the  17th  asking  for  prices  on  the  M.  &  M. 
lamps,  we  are  pleased  to  refer  you  to  Mr.  Wm.  Parkinson,  of 
Madison,  Neb.,  who  has  the  agency  for  these  lights.  We  have  no 
cheaper  system  lights  than  the  Doran.  As  to  the  length  of  time 
that  a  system  will  last,  we  cannot  say;  it  depends  a  great  deal  upon 
how  it  is  handled.  If  nothing  happens  to  it,  it  may  last  for  fifteen 
years  or  more.  The  only  wearing  parts  to  the  system  are  the  gen- 
erators and  the  pump.  We  guarantee  the  lights  for  a  year,  and 
will  replace  any  defective  parts  during  that  length  of  time.  The 
new  generators  are  50  cents  each,  and  new  pumps  $1.50. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(139  words) 


LIGHTING    FIXTURES.  61 


3. 
Dear  Sir: 

Referring  to  yours  of  the  14th,  we  beg  to  advise  you  that  the 
price  on  the  Harp  Frame  lamp  is  now  the  same  as  the  price  on  the 
plain  inside  arc,  namely,  $14.25  for  a  No.  1  outfit.  The  Stalactite 
Arc  is  the  same  price  as  the  outside  lamp,  making  a  No.  1  outfit 
$16.75. 

We  are  very  sorry,  however,  that  we  are  unable  to  fill  your 
order  for  the  Stalactite  Arc  at  the  present  time,  owing  to  the  fact 
that  we  are  unable  to  get  the  glassware. 

We  note  what  you  say  about  the  nights  being  short,  and  would 
call  your  attention  to  the  fact  that  this  is  just  the  time  to  get  the 
merchants  lined  up  for  the  fall  trade.  Start  in  and  work  hard  all 
summer,  and  in  the  fall  you  will  have  the  orders  coming  your  way. 
If  you  wait  until  fall  to  start  in,  it  will  be  spring  before  they  are 
ready  to  order,  and  then  the  nights  are  getting  short  and  they  will 
want  to  wait  until  next  fall.  We  should  advise  you  to  begin  work 
at  once. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(195  words) 

4. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  your  valued  order  of  the  21st,  and  are  shipping  the 
outfit  to  you.  We  will  request  that  in  the  future,  to  avoid  delay, 
you  send  orders  directly  to  the  Wisconsin  Light  Co.,  as  we  have  pos- 
itive orders  from  them  to  forward  all  communications  that  we  may 
receive,  to  them.  We  have  not  followed  instructions  in  this  case, 
presuming  that  you  were  not  aware  of  the  fact  that  orders  must  be 
sent  to  them.  In  future,  however,  any  orders  that  we  receive 
direct  will  have  to  be  sent  to  the  Wisconsin  Light  Co.  before  they 
can  be  filled. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(105  words) 

5. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  your  favor  of  the  19th  addressed  to  the  Doran  Gaso- 
line Lamp  Co.,  and  in  reply  beg  to  advise  you  that  the  Herz  Mfg. 
Co.  of  St.  Paul,  to  whom  you  refer,  have  had  the  agency  in  your 
state  for  about  a  year  and  a  half,  and  have  handled  the  same  to 
our  entire  satisfaction,  so  that,  at  this  time,  we  could  not  contem- 


62 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


5  hundreds 
territory  y 

guaranteeing      „\jl  .  ^1 . 


6  aggravating 

7  flickering 
asbestos 


chamber 
tighten 
generated 
relative 


/    i_ 


:l..<7.. 


description 

metal 

portable 

continued 

preference 

pumped 

convenient 
mantles 
9  confidential 
omitted 


plate  making  any  change.  They  have  sold  hundreds  of  lamps  for 
us,  and,  in  fact,  at  the  present  time  are  about  the  best  agents  that 
we  have,  their  orders  amounting  to  from  $500  to  $1,000  a  month.  If 
you  are  in  a  position  to  take  the  agency  in  some  neighboring  terri- 
tory we  shall  be  pleased  to  take  the  matter  up  with  you  further. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(140  words) 


6. 
Dear  Sir: 

Your  favor  of  May  16,  enclosing  communication  from  the  bank, 
and  advising  us  that  unless  the  goods  are  received  by  the  20th  the 
order  will  be  cancelled,  was  duly  received.  We  beg  to  advise  that 
shipment  went  forward  on  the  3d.  The  bill  of  lading  has  already 
been  sent  and  the  bank  no  doubt  has  it  on  hand  at  the  present 
time.  We  will  start  an  immediate  tracer  for  the  shipment,  and 
trust,  that  if  it  has  not  already  arrived,  it  will  arrive  without 
further  delay.  You  will  see  that  there  has  been  no  delay  on  our 
part,  and  we  assure  you  that  your  future  orders  shall  have  prompt 
attention. 

As  to  our  guaranteeing  to  ship  the  goods  by  express,  we  will 
say  that  if  you  order  the  goods  shipped  by  express,  they  will  be 
shipped  in  that  manner. 

We  cannot  see  where  we  are  to  be  held  responsible  for  any 
damage  when  we  have  not  delayed  the  shipment.  We  know  that 
it  is  extremely  aggravating  to  have  shipments  delayed  for  a  long 
time,  but  in  this  instance  you  should  take  the  matter  up  with  the 
R.  R.  Co.  and  should  not  blame  us  for  the  delay. 

We  trust  that  even  though  the  shipment  did  not  reach  you  by 
the  20th,  you  will  accept  it  when  it  does  arrive. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(225  words) 


Lighting  fixtures.  63 


7. 
Dear  Sir: 

Referring  to  your  communication  of  recent  date,  we  beg  to 
advise  that  our  invoice  8957,  of  May  12,  will  go  forward  to-morrow. 
In  regard  to  the  flickering  of  the  single  burner  light,  we  enclose 
herewith  some  asbestos  wool,  which  you  can  put  into  the  gas 
chamber.  Tighten  the  wool  a  little  firmer  where  the  gasoline 
enters  the  gas  chamber.  The  gas  chamber  is  the  open  place  in  the 
generator  in  which  the  gasoline  passes  and  is  generated  into  gas. 
Try  this  and  let  us  hear  from  you  as  to  the  result. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(99  words) 

8. 
Gentlemen: 

As  per  your  request  of  recent  date,  we  enclose  herewith  printed 
matter  relative  to  the  M.  &  M.  light,  quoting  you  a  price  of  $8.00 
on  the  inside  light  and  $10.00  on  the  street  light.  The  printed 
matter  will  give  you  a  very  good  description  of  the  light,  and  you 
will  note  that  the  overhead  generator  is  made  of  18  gauge  metal. 
If  you  desire  to  put  in  a  portable  lamp  you  certainly  cannot  do 
better  than  to  put  in  the  M.  &  M.  We  are  aware  that  there  are 
portable  lamps  on  the  market  that  sell  for  less  than  the  M.  &  M., 
but  if  you  wish  a  lamp  that  will  give  you  good  and  continued  serv- 
ice, the  M.  &  M.  is  what  you  want.  We  recommend  a  system 
light  in  preference  to  a  portable  light,  as  the  system  light  has  many 
advantages  over  the  portable  lights,  among  which  we  might  men- 
tion that  as  many  lights  as  you  desire  can  be  run  from  one  tank, 
this  tank  to  be  situated  in  a  convenient  place  so  that  it  can  be  filled 
and  pumped  up  at  any  time,  and  with  very  little  trouble.  While 
the  portable  lamps  have  to  be  filled  separately  and  pumped  up 
separately,  with  the  system  lights  you  do  away  with  the  risk  of 
breakage  of  mantles  and  glassware  while  filling  and  pumping  up 
the  lamp. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(242  words) 

9. 
Gentlemen: 

We  have  your  card  of  recent  date,  and  enclose  herewith  a 
copy  of  our  confidential  price  list,  omitted  from  our  former  letter. 
The  prices  under  the  heading,  "County  Agents,"  are  the  prices  that 
we  will  make  to  you,  and  at  this  price  we  can  furnish  either  the 


64  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


hesitate  afford 

exaggerate  9       y\  sufficient  i         Pi  - 

represented  ..-) /-.^i.  a...       hinder  . _y*"--V—/ 

10  wonderful  installing 

approved  \^  accordance         " — fV"     ^-     s 

permitted  - S-^-=-^_^ .<\, . .   ._  _.       electricity  r .1 ... 

extinguishers  12  seriously 

11  conveyed  — f  - — -<\  inconvenient 


impression  s=-r/_  _S V>_  unavoidable 

referred  applicj 

danger  >*  n    - — »  recolle 

manufacturers  y:.  N L Vj>_  locate 


plain  inside  arc  or  the  Harp  Frame  Arc.  If  the  Stalactite  Arc,  or 
the  outside  lamp  is  ordered,  the  price  will  be  $2.50  more.  The 
printed  matter  that  we  have  sent  you  gives  a  very  clear  description 
of  the  lights,  but  if  there  is  anything  further  that  you  wish  to  know 
do  not  hesitate  to  ask.  We  make  very  strong  claims  for  our  lights. 
Some  people  think  that  we  exaggerate.  We  do  not  ask  you  to  take 
our  word  for  it  at  all.  We  will  ship  an  outfit  to  you  with  the 
understanding  that  it  can  be  returned,  within  thirty  days  from  date 
of  purchase,  if  for  any  reason  you  do  not  wish  to  keep  it.  Under- 
stand, we  do  not  say,  that  if  it  is  not  as  represented,  it  can  be 
returned,  but  if  you  do  not  wish  to  keep  it,  it  can  be  returned,  and 
we  will  refund  the  money  paid  for  same.  We  certainly  could  not 
make  a  more  liberal  offer,  and  we  trust  that  we  may  have  an  early 
order  from  you. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(233  words) 

10. 
Dear  Sir: 

Referring  to  your  communication  relative  to  insurance,  we 
return  herewith  a  letter  from  the  Minneapolis  Board  of  Under- 
writers, and  you  will  note  that  the  Wonderful  Doran  light  has  not 
been  approved  and  we  do  not  claim  that  it  has  been  approved,  but 
that  the  One  Gallon  Doran  light  has  been  approved,  or  rather  it  is 
permitted.  The  Underwriters  do  not  approve  of  anything  but  Fire 
Extinguishers.  They  do  not  even  approve  of  matches;  they  merely 
permit  their  use.  We  will  take  the  matter  up  with  this  Insurance 
Board  and  put  them  right  on  the  subject.  We  enclose  herewith 
information  relative  to  insurance  on  the  One  Gallon  Doran  light. 
You  see  that  it  is  the  One  Gallon  Doran  light  that  is  permitted, 
nothing  else. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(130  words) 


LIGHTING    FIXTURES.  65 


11. 
Dear  Sir: 

Referring  to  your  favor  of  the  17th,  our  communication  of 
Feb.  5  was  slightly  in  error,  as  it  conveyed  a  wrong  impression. 
The  facts  are  that  the  insurance  companies  doing  business  in 
Massachusetts  charge  an  extra  premium  for  the  use  of  not  only  our 
gasoline  lamps,  but  of  all  others.  The  penalty  referred  to  is  the 
charge  for  extra  premium.  It  is  not  that  they  consider  that  there 
is  any  particular  danger  with  gasoline  lamps;  the  reason  that  they 
put  forth  to  the  lamp  manufacturers  is  that  the  rates  in  Massa- 
chusetts and  several  other  states  are  much  lower  than  they  are  in 
the  West,  and  that  they  cannot  afford  to  take  the  extra  risk  with- 
out charging  for  it.  There  are  many  insurance  companies,  how- 
ever, that  are  not  charging  this  extra  premium.  We  enclose 
herewith  information  relative  to  insurance  on  the  One  Gallon 
Doran  light,  and  if  you  will  ask  your  insurance  agent  for  a  permit 
to  use  the  One  Gallon  Doran  light,  you  may  be  able  to  secure  it 
without  having  to  pay  an  extra  premium,  or  the  premium  may  not 
be  sufficient  to  hinder  you  from  installing  the  lights.  However,  if 
they  do  charge  an  extra  premium,  and  you  wish  to  change  insur- 
ance companies,  we  can  get  your  insurance  in  a  good  strong  com- 
pany at  the  same  rate  that  you  are  now  paying,  and  without  the 
additional  charge  for  the  use  of  gasoline  lamps.  We  consider  the 
gasoline  lamps,  when  constructed  in  accordance  with  the  Under- 
writers' rules,  as  safe  as  gas  or  electricity. 

Yours  truly, 

1259  words) 

12. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  yours  of  the  17th,  and  regret  to  advise  you  that  all  of 
our  orders  for  Harp  Frame  lamps  have  been  delayed,  owing  to  the 
fact  that  we  have  been  unable  to  get  out  the  lamps.  Your  order 
will  go  forward  to-morrow,  and  we  trust  that  it  will  be  received 
promptly  and  in  good  condition.  We  trust  that  you  have  not  been 
.seriously  inconvenienced  by  the  delay,  which  has  been  unavoidable. 

We  enclose  herewith  an  application  blank,  and  will  request 
that  you  kindly  fill  out  the  same  for  the  territory  that  you'desire. 

Will  you  kindly  let  us  know  what  J.  H.  Day's  letter  was  about, 
and  when  you  sent  it  to  us;  and,  if  possible,  what  reply  we  made  to 
you?  We  have  no  recollection  of  the  letter  whatever,  and  are 
unable  to  locate  it. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(142  words) 
5  Graham 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


13  village  •  respective 

testimonials        Q  p  throughout  s 

shortages         .  _  j_  <krr_  J.-/L.   .  illuminant         </_\>_..9- 


unreasonable  A-*  prominent 

replenish  '      \/^     V  connected  \_^ 

competing        ^V^ mechanical  ?„.__ . 

gravity  sliRhtest 

14  prefer  _      ^  y     \  solicitation  f>      ^ 

demonstrate    .r\.X.  -U-*,..  counties  (__U. 


■*«.-- 


■"t 


13. 


Dear  Sir: 

In  answer  to  yours  of  May  19,  we  are  pleased  to  note  that  you 
have  been  successful  in  getting  the  lamp  properly  packed  with  the 
steel  wool  that  we  sent  you.  We  enclose  herewith  some  more  of 
this  for  the  other  lamp.  All  of  these  Harp  Frame  lamps  that  we 
are  now  sending  out  will  be  packed  in  this  manner.  Under  sepa- 
rate cover  we  are  sending  you  a  roll  of  about  25  street  light  circu- 
lars, giving  cuts  and  descriptions  of  both  the  iron  posts  and  village 
lights. 

We  are  now  having  printed  for  you  5,000  circulars  bearing  your 
name  and  address,  also  the  testimonials  that  you  sent  to  us  some 
time  ago.  These  circulars  should  be  delivered  to  us  by  the  printer 
this  afternoon,  and  will  go  forward  immediately. 

We  find  that  your  orders  Nos.  86  and  87  have  not  yet  gone  for- 
ward, owing  to  a  number  of  shortages.  These  repeated  delays  on 
your  orders  seem  unreasonable,  but  you  cannot  realize  the  im- 
mense amount  of  work  that  is  required  to  move  a  shop  the  size  of  ours, 
and  how  much  it  has  thrown  our  shop  work  behind.  During  the 
four  weeks  that  we  were  so  much  unsettled  our  stock  of  many  parts 
ran  out,  and  we  have  been  unable  to  replenish  them.  We  are 
rapidly  getting  into  good  shape,  and  within  ten  days  or  two  weeks 
will  be  in  a  position  to  fill  all  orders  even  more  promptly  than  we 
have  in  the  past. 

We  are  pleased  to  note  that  you  are  competing  successfully 
with  the  U.  S.  lighting  man,  and  have  no  doubt  that  you  will  soon 
be  able  to  run  him  out  of  the  field. 

Further  in  reference  to  the  circulars,  a  description  of  the  Harp 
Frame  lamp  will  be  given  in  the  eight-page  circular,  and  when  we 
send  these  to  you  we  shall  also  send  circulars  relative  to  the 
M.  &  M.  lamp  and  the  gravity  lamp. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(33G  words) 


LIGHTING   FIXTURES. 


•    14. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  yours  of  recent  date,  and  enclose  herewith  a  copy  of  our 
confidential  price-list.  We  shall  be  pleased  to  have  you  push  these 
lights  in  as  much  territory  as  you  can  handle,  but  should  prefer  that 
you  do  not  take  a  large  territory  until  you  know  just  what  j-ou  can 
do  and  demonstrate  the  fact  to  us.  Then,  as  soon  as  you  show  us 
what  you  can  do,  we  will  increase  your  territory,  and  if  possible  for 
you  to  handle  a  whole  state,  you  shall  have  it.  We  have  many 
agents  who  have  started  in  with  one  or  two  counties,  and  are  now 
controlling  a  large  amount  of  territory.  In  this  connection  we 
might  refer  you  to  Mr.  J.  A.  Cramer,  of  Hiawatha,  Kan.,  and 
H.  E.  Meyer,  of  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  who  started  in  with  a  couple  of 
counties  each,  and  now  control  their  respective  states,  making  an 
income  averaging  about  $500  a  month. 

These  Wonderful  Doran  lights  are  meeting  with  a  ready  sale 
throughout  the  country,  and,  in  fact,  all  over  the  world.  We  are 
shipping  large  orders  to  South  Africa,  Australia,  Jamaica,  England, 
France,  Japan,  India,  and,  in  fact,  to  almost  every  country  on  the 
globe.  We  have,  without  doubt,  a  standard,  practical,  profitable 
and  powerful  illuminant,  and  are  competing  successfully  with  all 
kinds  of  lighting  devices.  Some  of  the  most  prominent  railroads 
throughout  the  country  are  adopting  our  lights;  among  them  are 
the  Wabash,  C.  B.  &  Q.  and  the  Chicago  &  Western  Indiana.  The 
Wabash  Railroad  people  are  using  26  of  these  lights  in  their  Twelfth 
Street  depot  in  this  city,  and  have  been  using  them  for  some  nine 
or  ten  months  with  good  success.  We  note  that  you  write  on  a 
railroad  letterhead,  and  take  it  that  you  are  connected  with  the  rail- 
road; therefore,  you  must  know  that  it  is  only  after  long  considera- 
tion that  a  railroad  will  adopt  any  mechanical  device,  and  then 
only  the  best.  It  might  also  be  of  interest  to  you  to  know  that  the 
railroads  have  adopted  these  lights  without  the  slightest  solicita- 
tion on  our  part. 

We  will  say  further,  in  regard  to  the  territory  you  wish,  that 
we  should  like  to  have  you  make  out  a  list  of  the  counties  you 
desire  to  work  in  and  send  the  same  to  us.  We  can  then  let  you 
know  whether  or  not  we  have  agents  in  those  counties.  We  enclose 
herewith  an  application  blank,  which  we  will  be  pleased  to  have 
you  fill  out  and  return  to  us. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(429  words) 


BOOTS  AND  SHOES. 

1  telegram  ~                          deducting 

friction  P          j\         /O             named                                             c 

lined  _!=-=- — V correct  .1— .  js--5%_. 

b°°ts  .                         correction                                          „ 

0  >f\f  bii.ity  *-— ^         /i            approbation             c_s>                 /^ 

2  Child  s  .      [_J>  5  lenient  '  -\ 

dongola  \ . 

3  complaint  i           s        .                  remittance                                 V) 

previous  I    f    c     \  attorney  -v  n 

.    .,       j  ;*^            S   .    L          6  referred                       w        ,    /  V. 

privileged  J — Vr--  '- ->-- 

4  esteemed  insisted 

added  A        U           o                impossibility            ^n              i 

subtracting  >              ,      V            decided                                  ^>   ^^^_^ 

KZlf'' \"        memorandum         ■jji--*.**""' 


1 

Gentlemen: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  telegram  of  this  inst.,  and  in  reply 
thereto  will  say  that  we  have  no  Friction  Lined  Boots  in  stock  at 
present,  and  shall  not  have  again.  We,  however,  tried  to  get  them 
in  the  city  for  you,  but  were  unable  to  do  so. 

Assuring  you  of  our  regret  at  our  inability  to  fill  your  order, 
we  are, 

Yours  very  truly, 

(68  words) 

2. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  sent  you  by  mail  yesterday  a  pair  of  Child's  Dongola 
Polish  as  near  like  No.  99  as  we  could  possibly  find.  We  were 
obliged  to  buy  them  out,  and  billed  them  to  you  at  10  cents  less 
than  regular  price.  Noyes,  Norman  &  Co.  state  they  sell  them  at 
$1.10.     We  hope  they  will  please  you. 

Yours  truly, 

(62  words) 

3. 
Gentlemen: 

Your  postal  card  of  the  30th  ult.  is  received,  and  we  note  your 
remarks  concerning  Boys'  Satin  Calf  Bals.  shipped  to  you  on 
March  25.  As  to  quality  of  stock  and  sewing  of  this  shoe,  we  have 
never  heard  of  a  complaint  previous  to  yours.  We  wish  to  say  that 
this  has  been  a  very  desirable  shoe,  and  they  were  sold  to  you  at 
less  than  our  regular  price.  If  you  cannot  use  them,  you  are  priv- 
ileged to  return  them,  for  we  can  easily  dispose  of  them  here  in  the 
house. 

Yours  truly, 

(94  words) 


BOOTS   AND    SHOES. 


4. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  beg  to  acknowledge  receipt  of  your  esteemed  favor  of  the 
10th  inst.,  and  must  say  that  you  surely  have  one  on  us,  as  the 
writer  forgot  and  added  half  instead  of  subtracting  it.  We  have  a 
balance  on  our  ledger  against  you  of  $19.40  instead  of  $20.40.  After 
deducting  one-half  the  amount  named,  $3.35,  there  is  left  a  balance 
of  $16.05,  which  we  believe  to  be  correct.  This  would  then  be  less 
than  would  be  paid  by  your  statement  if  the  interest  were  added, 
as  that  would  bring  the  amount  up  to  $16.20. 

Trusting  this  correction  will  meet  with  your  approbation,  we 
are, 

Yours  very  truly, 

(114  words) 


5. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  enclose  statement  of  your  account,  $105.90,  which  is  now 
nearly  three  months  past  due.  We  feel  we  have  been  as  lenient  in 
this  matter  as  any  one  could  reasonably  expect.  We  have  no  desire 
to  make  you  any  trouble,  but  we  are  needing  the  money,  and  unless 
your  remittance  is  received  in  due  course  of  mail,  we  shall  feel 
obliged  to  place  this  account  in  the  hands  of  our  attorney  for  col- 
lection. 

Yours  truly, 

(77  words) 

6. 
Gentlemen: 

Your  letter  of  the  18th  inst.  has  been  referred  to  me.  In  reply 
I  will  say  that,  if  you  remember,  we  were  in  the  sample  room  while 
talking  about  the  price  of  this  shoe.  The  price  I  made  you  was 
$1.35.  You  insisted  on  buying  the  shoe  at  $1.25,  which  price,  if 
'you  remember,  I  told  you  it  would  be  an  impossibility  for  me  to 
make.  The  company,  however,  has  decided,  as  we  are  very  low  on 
these  shoes,  that  you  may  keep  them  at  $1.25  net.  You  will  find 
enclosed  credit  memorandum  for  10  cents  per  pair. 

Hoping  this  will  be  satisfactory,  and  that  you  have  met  with 
success  in  your  sales,  I  desire  to  remain, 

Yours  very  truly, 

(124  words) 


70 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


7  women's 
glove                    <=r^ 
exceptions       -c — ■ 

completely 
9  separate              \ 
catalogue         X. 

prepared  . 

discount               «  I 

manufacture    .  _  A. _  . . 

finest  i  I 

deposit  V.  Pi 

sufficient 

charges 
10  extends 
successfully 


6  70 


a—D_ 


accounts 
arranged 
indefinitely 

11  indebted 

contrary                 ^         1/         . 
established         --~ v- >- - 

depending                           .           . 
accommodation    I                       ^> 
avoid  -k^ ^ — ■ 

carrying 

entails                                 Y       °^> 
consequently      .err-; 1>. 

immediately  ^ 

12  ordered                   ~^  >^     V 
forward               . J\._>iX 


7. 
Gentlemen: 

Enclosed  find  invoice  for  shoes  forwarded  to-day,  ordered 
through  our  Mr.  Bassett.  We  find  one  item,  No.  959  Men's  Grain 
Creoles,  which  we  are  unable  to  forward,  having  closed  out  the 
entire  lot  some  time  ago. 

We  sent  all  of  No.  240  Women's  Glove  Grain  Slippers  we  had 
in  stock,  12  pairs.  With  these  two  exceptions  we  filled  your  order 
completely,  and  we  trust  on  arrival  everything  will  open  to  your 
satisfaction. 

We  desire  to  thank  you  for  the  order,  and  remain, 

Yours  very  truly, 

(86  words) 


Gentlemen: 

Replying  to  your  favor  of  the  22d  inst.,  we  shall  say  that  we 
wanted  the  Pedros  for  immediate  use  and  cannot  wait  for  you  to 
make  them  up.  Thanking  you  very  much  for  your  prompt  reply, 
we  are, 

Yours  very  truly, 

(42  words) 

9. 

Dear  Sir: 

In  reply  to  your  letter,  we  mail  you  under  separate  cover  our 
latest  catalogue.  The  catalogue  prices  are  net  when  ordered 
separately,  but  we  are  prepared  to  allow  a  discount  on  an  order  of 
fair  size.  We  manufacture  the  finest  line  of  boots  and  shoes  in  the 
world.     Our  terms  are  cash  in  full  with  order,  or  C.  O.  D.  on  receipt 


BOOTS   AND   SHOES.  71 


of  a  deposit  sufficient  to  cover  express  charges  both  ways.     Please 
send  us  list  of  your  wants,  and  we  will  quote  you  our  best  prices. 
Hoping  to  receive  your  valued  orders,  we  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

•  (98  words) 

10. 
Dear  Sir: 

You  are  no  doubt  aware  of  the  fact  that  a  firm  that  extends 
credit  cannot  do  business  successfully  unless  it  collects  its  accounts 
promptly. 

Our  terms  are  net  30  days  unless  otherwise  arranged,  and 
accounts  are  payable  when  due  whether  small  or  large.  As  we  can 
only  apply  to  those  whose  accounts  are  due,  it  is  impossible  for  us 
to  await  payment  indefinitely. 

Having  received  no  reply  to  our  letter  of  recent  date,  we  beg  to 
again  remind  you  that  your  account  is  now  past  due,  and  we  shall 
expect  you  to  comply  with  our  request  without  further  delay. 

Respectfully, 

(102  words) 
11. 

Dear  Sir: 

We  beg  to  call  your  attention  to  the  fact  that  you  are  indebted 
to  us  to  the  amount  of  $15.00,  covering  bill  of  April.  Contrary  "to 
our"  established  rule,  we  shipped  the  goods  in  advance  of  the 
money,  depending  upon  you  to  remit  promptly.  We  did  this  as  a 
matter  of  accommodation  to  you  and  to  avoid  the  delay  that  would 
result  from  writing  you  to  remit  us  in  advance. 

Carrying  this  item  on  our  books  entails  as  much  labor  and 
expense  as  a  much  larger  amount  would  and,  consequently,  we  find 
it  necessary  to  have  the  account  closed,  and  must  ask  you  to  remit 
at  once. 

Hoping  you  will  give  this  your  immediate  attention,  we  remain, 

Respectfully  vours, 

(121  words) 

12. 
Pear  Sir: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  letter  of  the  25th  inst.,  and  take  pleas- 
ure in  stating  that  the  cost  of  goods  you  ordered  will  be  as  follows: 

5  cases  Style  A $22.50 

5  cases  Style  B 18.00 

Total $40.50 

Please  remit  the  above  amount  in  full  and  we  shall  forward 
them  without  delay. 


It  DICTATION   STUDIES. 


12  aggregating  guaranteed 
hundreds  y\  cheerfully 
references  .■iww.  >*.<.Xi.  exchange 

prefer  _^  defective 

13  informed  \/'            i        D        14  confidence 
satisfied  --V. r_  ..  property 

material  i  exempt 

workmanship  /Of    L-^  treated 

design  jszsS.Jf.) confidential 


Owing  to  the  fact  that  our  books  have  become  crowded  with  so 
many  small  accounts  that  remain  unpaid,  aggregating  many  hun- 
dreds of  dollars,  we  have  been  obliged,  in  case  where  the  party 
ordering  is  unknown  to  us  or  with  whom  we  have  no  book  account, 
to  make  the  above  request.  If  you  will  send  us  satisfactory  refer- 
ences, we  shall  be  glad  to  open  an  account  with  you,  so  that  you 
can  have  your  orders  filled  without  delay.  Should  you  prefer  to 
have  goods  shipped  CO.  D.,  please  enclose  a  deposit  sufficient  to 
cover  express  charges  both  ways. 

Awaiting  your  reply,  we  remain, 

Yours  respectfully, 

(162  words) 
13. 
Gentlemen: 

Some  days  ago  we  wrote  you  quoting  prices  on  a  list  of  our 
new  styles  of  goods,  but  up  to  date  we  have  not  received  your 
valued  order.  Will  you  kindly  advise  us  if  you  received  our  letter 
and  if  prices  quoted  were  satisfactory?  If  for  any  reason  the  prices 
quoted  were  not  satisfactory,  we  should  like  to  be  informed.  We 
aim  to  give  full  value,  and  we  are  satisfied  that,  considering  the 
quality,  material,  workmanship  and  design,  you  will  find  our  prices 
low. 

All  our  goods  are  guaranteed,  and  we  will  cheerfully  exchange 
any  that  are  defective. 

Hoping  you  will   conclude  to  favor  us  with  your  order,  we 

remain,  Yours  truly, 

(113  words) 

14 

Dear  Sir: 

Please  state  in  confidence  what  you  know  of  E.  R.  V.  S.  of 
your  city.  Is  he  worthy  of  credit  to  the  amount  of  $50.00?  Does 
he  have  property  not  exempt?  Any  information  with  which  you 
may  favor  us  will  be  treated  as  strictly  confidential. 

Enclosed  find  stamped  envelope  for  reply. 

Very  truly, 

(56  words) 


TRANSCRIPTION   AND   PUNCTUATION, 


13 


TRANSCRIBE. 

NOTE.— As  a  rule  only  a  limited  number  of  punctuation  marks 
are  noted  while  writing  shorthand.  The  work  on  this  page,  as  well 
as  on  the  six  full  pages  of  notes  which  follow,  contains  no  punctua- 
tion marks  whatever.  The  student  is  directed  to  transcribe  the 
same,  being  very  careful  to  punctuate  correctly. 

There  is  no  connection  whatever  between  numbers.  Many 
have  been  selected,  and  due  credit  is  given  for  these. 


^1...Lf  \  'J..^. 


f 


to. 


7 


PROVISION  STOCK  BROKERAGE. 


2  discommode 
tank 

3  appreciate 

accepted 
proposition 

4  edible 


5  tierces 
deliveries 


accordingly 
6  lengthy 
argument 

dropped 
situated 
unfortunately 

cancelling 
transactions 


I 


Dear  Sir: 

We  received  your  telegram  last  night,  saying,  "Cold  wave 
changed  situation,  only  offer  can  get  to-day  Prime  Summer  Yellow 
Dec.  31c;  Jan.  32c,  f.  o.  b.  Paris,  Texas,  five  to  ten  each  month, 
make  best  offer."  And  this  morning,  "Offer  five  tanks  Prime 
Summer  Yellow,  30c  f.  o.  b.  Corsicana,  Dec.  on  firm  offer,  think 
can  sell  Sherman,  Jan.  same  price  or  29c  Dec."  To  all  of  which  we 
have  answered  that  we  have  backed  out  for  the  time  being  and  will 
advise  you  when  again  interested. 

This  morning  a  Louisville  broker  offered  us  five  each  Dec.  and- 
Jan.  tanks  at  32c,  Chicago. 

Yours  truly, 

(111  words) 

2. 
Dear  Sir: 

Your  telegram,  "Yopp's  Code,"  "Think  can  put  Paris  P.  S.  Y. 
5  Sellers  Tanks  at  28c  Prompt"  at  hand,  and  in  reply  wired,  "Cannot 
use  Prompt  or  Dec,  not  buying  any  delivery  at  present." 

You  see  we  are  long  enough  on  oil  now  to  take  us  into  Feb- 
ruary possibly,  and  if  we  buy  spot  oil,  the  carrying  charges  would 
make  it  cost  us  equal  to  the  futures,  and  discommode  us  for  tank 
room. 

Oil  will  have  its  ups  and  downs,  but  I  now  believe  we  have  not 
seen  anywhere  near  the  bottom,  and  in  consequence  am  staying 
out. 

Yours  truly, 

(103  words) 
3. 
Gentlemen: 

Referring  to  your  favor  of  11th  inst.  where  you  quote  us  8,000 
28-lb.  pails  without  covers  at  $1.40  per  dozen,  we  regret  to  say  that 


PROVISION    STOCK    BROKERAGE.  75 


we  find  our  covers  are  not  the  correct  size  for  your  packages,  and 
cannot,  therefore,  take  advantage  of  your  offer,  which  we  appreci- 
ate, nevertheless. 

The  firm  that  is  supplying  our  pails  this  year  has  finally  agreed 
to  allow  us  25c  per  dozen  for  these  surplus  covers,  and  we  have 
accepted  their  proposition. 

Thanking  you  for  your  favors,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

(90  words) 

4. 
Gentlemen: 

Replying  to  your  favor  of  the  23d,  offering  us  one  car  Edible 
equal  to  your  sample  No.  3  at  7c  f.  o.  b.  Chicago,  shipment  first  half 
December,  we  should  advise  that  we  are  not  in  the  market,  but  you 
have  our  best  thanks  for  the  offer  and  we  will  advise  you  as  soon 
as  we  start  buying.  t 

Yours  truly, 

(62  words) 

5. 
Dear  Sir: 

Referring  to  purchases  of  tierces  from  you,  we  should  say  that 
we  have  called  you  up  on  the  telephone  several  times  but  have 
been  unable  to  secure  any  satisfactory  replies  to  our  inquiries. 

We  need  packages  badly  and  should  certainly  appreciate 
prompt  deliveries  on  your  part,  and  should  be  glad  to  have  you  call 
us  up  on  receipt  of  this  and  advise  just  what  you  intend  doing,  so 
that  we  may  figure  accordingly,  and  oblige, 

Yours  truly, 

(79  words) 

6. 
Gentlemen: 

Your  favor  of  the  18th  is  at  hand,  and  we  note  that  you  have 
filled  our  contract.  As  you  say  there  are  two  sides  to  every  ques- 
tion, but  we  will  only  mention,  without  going  into  any  lengthy 
argument,  that  had  this  market  dropped  two  or  three  cents  a  gallon 
and  our  purchase  had  been  sellers  tanks,  and  you  were  situated  on 
this  question  as  we  unfortunately  were,  you  would  not  think  for  a 
moment  of  cancelling  the  trade. 

We  are  always  willing  to  give  and  take,  and  we  hope  to  have 
many  future  transactions  with  you. 

Yours  truly 

(99  words) 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


7  handsome 
supplied 
probably 

carry 
10  wired 
offered 


12  bleaching 
slightly 
secure 


correspondence 
exchanged  c — J 

anxious 


7. 
Dear  Sir: 

Your  telegram  advising  us  that  you  have  a  handsome  lot  of 
Boston  Edible  to  offer  at  6>£c  there,  was  duly  received,  and  in  reply 
we  wired  you  saying,  "Not  buying  Edible,  fully  supplied  for  the 
present."    All  of  which  we  now  beg  to  confirm. 

Thanking  you  for  the  offer,  and  assuring  you  that  as  soon  as 
we  are  in  the  market  again,  we  shall  be  pleased  to  advise  you,  we 
remain, 

Yours  truly, 


("6  words) 


8. 


Dear  Sir: 

We  have  your  telegram,  "Offer  subject  unsold,  five  buyers 
tanks  Prime  Summer  32  J£ c  Nov.,  33c  Dec.  f.  o.  b.  Texas."  And  in 
reply  have  wired  you,  "Answering  telegram,  not  buying  oil  at  these 
prices.     Well  supplied  at  present."    All  of  which  we  now  confirm. 

Yours  truly, 


(49  words) 


it. 


Dear  Sir. 

Replying  to  your  favor  of  the  24th,  requesting  us  to  submit  a 
bid  for  Prime  Summer  Yellow  C.  S.  Oil,  we  will  say  that,  while  we 
should  like  to  meet  this  request,  the  oil  we  are  using  at  present, 
and  of  which  we  have  a  good  supply,  stands  us  32c  Chicago,  and 
will  probably  carry  us  well  into  December.  Therefore,  we  do  not 
feel  like  making  any  firm  offers. 

Yours  truly, 

(74  words) 

10. 
Dear  Sir: 

This  morning  we  wired  you,  "Can  you  offer  five  Dec.  buyers 
tanks  29c  f.  o.  b.  Texas,"  and  have  your  reply,  "Believe  could  on 
firm  offer,  please  make  same."  And  later  another  telegram  saying, 
"Offered  five  buyers   tanks   Prime   Summer  Yellow  30c  f.  o.  b. 


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Dallas,  Tex.,  Dec."    We  were  somewhat  surprised   at  your  last 

message,  as  we  figured  that  you  would  infer  from  our  telegram  that 

29c  was  our  limit,  and  we  hope  to  hear  from  you  yet  to-day  offering 

us  oil  on  this  basis. 

Yours  truly, 

(93  words) 


11. 

Gentlemen: 

We  note  your  remarks  under  date  of  Nov.  2,  and  beg  to  advise 
you  that  we  picked  up  five  tanks  P.  S.  Y.  for  Jan.  from  a  Louisville 
concern  at  31^  f.  o.  b.  Chicago. 

We  should  like  to  have  made  this  trade  through  you,  but  the 
offer  came  direct,  and,  as  it  looked  like  a  good  thing  at  the  time, 
we  accepted  it. 

Yours  truly, 

(67  words) 


12. 

Gentlemen: 

Your  favor  of  the  19th  inst.  at  hand.  If  you  can  make  us  a 
firm  offer  of  38c,  Chicago,  on  five  tanks  guaranteed  bleaching  oil, 
we  might  be  able  to  trade  with  you.  We  are  aware  that  this  is 
slightly  below  the  market  to-day,  but  it  may  be  that  you  can 
secure  an  offer  near  this  figure. 

Yours  truly, 

(61  words) 


13. 

Dear  Sir: 

Referring  to  correspondence  and  telegram  exchanged,  the 
writer  has  had  orders  for  oil  at  38c,  Chicago,  but  is  as  yet  unable  to 
fill  them  at  this  price.  Should  you  get  any  offer  around  this  price, 
I  am  very  anxious  to  trade  with  you,  and  will  do  everything  pos- 
sible to  place  some  business  in  your  hands. 

Yours  truly, 

(60  words) 


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14. 
Dear  Sir: 

Your  telegram  of  this  date  received  at  2:30  p.  m.  says:  "Can 
buy  five  buyers  tanks  P.  S.  Y.  first  half  March  at  35j&C,  Texas. 
Answer  quick."  We  have  replied  with  instructions  to  buy  these 
five  tanks  as  per  your  telegram  and  now  await  your  confirmation. 

Yours  truly, 

(55  words) 


15. 

Dear  Sir: 

We  asked  you  to  quote  us  Oleo  Stearine  this  a.  m.  and  have 
your  reply:  "One,  two  cars  9>£  f.  o.  b.  Philadelphia,  Baltimore, 
sellers  option,  shipment  Pennsylvania  R.  R.  Answer  before  two 
here."  We  have  telegraphed  you  to  buy  us  one  car  for  prompt 
shipment  at  9Xc  f.  o.  b.  Philadelphia  or  Baltimore. 

We  have  not  had  any  Eastern  make  for  some  time,  but  pre- 
sume it  grades  as  high  as  our  Western  Stearine. 

Awaiting  your  reply,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

(88  words) 


16. 

Gentlemen: 

As  was  wired  you  this  a.  m.,  in  answer  to  your  request  for  a 
bid  on  Edible  Tallow,  we  have  a  very  large  supply  of  this  product, 
having  been  heavy  buyers  from  7>£c  up,  and  we  are  now  out  of  the 
market.  Tallow  that  will  grade  Edible  is  held  at  7%c  Chicago, 
and  could  probably  be  bought  in  small  quantities  at  7#c. 

We  thank  you  for  the  opportunity  and  hope  that  the  next  time 
you  are  sellers,  we  can  get  together.  Will  you  kindly  mail  us 
about  2  oz.  of  your  present  make,  and  greatly  oblige, 

Yours  truly, 

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1. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  communication,  and  replying  will  say 
that  fancy  large  Duchess  will  bring  from  $2.25  to  $2.50  per  barrel, 
and  small  fruit  $2.00  per  barrel.  We  herewith  enclose  you  our 
stencil,  No.  3388,  and  shall  be  pleased  to  receive  your  shipments. 
Whatever  business  you  may  favor  us  with  will  be  handled  to  the 
best  possible  advantage. 

Will  you  have  any  late  apples  to  ship?  If  so,  we  should  like  to 
hear  from  you  in  regard  to  the  same. 

Yours  truly, 

(100  words) 

2. 
Gentlemen: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  yours  of  the  16th,  and  note  contents.  We 
are  not  in  the  market  for  any  eggs  at  the  present  time.  However, 
if  you  should  decide  to  put  those  eggs  on  the  Chicago  market,  we 
should  be  glad  to  handle  them  for  you. 

Yours  truly, 

(49  words) 

3. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  your  favor,  and  note  all  you  say.  We  hope  to  do 
some  business  with  you  in  apples  this  season. 

What  about  pears? 

Will  you  have  a  good  crop  of  Duchess?  If  so,  we  want  to  do 
some  business  with  you  in  that  line  also.  How  soon  will  your  20 
ounce  be  ready  to  move?  Have  you  any  Maidenblush?  For  fine 
Maidenblush,  we  could  at  present  get  anywhere  from  $2.75  to  $3.00 
per  barrel. 

Let  us  hear  from  you. 

Yours  truly, 

(80  words) 


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4. 
Dear  Sir: 

Yours  enclosing  account  sales  for  9  tubs  of  butter  is  received. 
We  notice  you  charge  5%.  The  understanding  was  that  you  were 
to  handle  our  goods  for  3%.  Therefore  kindly  send  us  check  for  the 
other  2%  and  very  much  oblige. 

We  note  all  you  say  in  regard  to  butter.  Yes,  the  situation  cer- 
tainly does  not  look  very  favorable,  as  the  make  keeps  up  well,  and 
we  think  will  right  along. 

What  do  you  think  about  eggs?  The  egg  situation  does  not 
seem  to  look  quite  so  favorable  as  it  did,  as  the  production  seems 
to  keep  up  quite  well. 

We  should  be  pleased  to  hear  from  you. 

Yours  truly, 

(115  words) 

5. 
Dear  Sir: 

The  party  who  bought  your  car  seems  to  have  purchased  more 
stock  than  he  could  readily  unload,  and  tells  me  this  afternoon 
that  he  is  about  to  ship  the  car  out  of  the  city.  If  he  does  this, 
we  will  get  railroad  heavy  and  light  weight,  which  we  think  is  pref- 
erable to  the  unloading  weight  here.  The  market  is  showing 
lighter  receipts  and  the  supply  is  being  reduced,  and  at  the  same 
rate  for  six  days  the  supply  should  be  low  enough  to  cause  better 
conditions.  We  suppose  you  are  anxious  for  returns.  If  the  car 
goes  out  to-night,  we  can  hand  you  sale  Saturday. 

We  still  consider  best  ^Burbanks  all  right,  but  as  to  Rurals, 

they  should  be  bought  three  cents  under  Burbanks. 

Yours  respectfully, 

(126  words) 

6. 
Dear  Sir: 

Your  favor,  advising  us  of  the  shipment  of  two  lots  of  apples, 
is_  received,  and  the  same  shall  have  our  best  attention.  From 
present  indications,  we  don't  think  we  shall  have  to  sell  your  fruit 
for  less  than  $2.25  to  $2.50  per  barrel;  that  is,  if  you  pack  it  up 
nicely,  and  select  closely.  We  think  there  will  be  a  good  demand 
at  those  figures. 

Give  us  all  the  business  you  can,  and  we  will  take  good  care  of 
the  same. 

Yours  truly, 

(85  words) 

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7. 
Dear  Sirs: 

We  have  your  favor  of  the  16th.  We  called  our  man  in,  as  we 
did  not  find  it  profitable  to  keep  him  up  there,  and  we  shall  be 
pleased  to  have  prices  from  you  from  time  to  time,  or  we  shall  wire 
you  what  we  can  pay,  and  if  you  cannot  accept  our  offer,  wire  us 
the  very  lowest  for  which  you  will  sell. 

We  are  receiving  large  shipments  from  parties  in  your  section 
and  have  every  reason  to  believe  that  they  are  well  pleased  with 
the  sales  we  are  making  for  them.     Let  us  hear  from  you. 

Yours  truly, 

(103  words)  ■ 
8. 

Dear  Sir: 

Your  letter  is  received  and  noted.  You  had  better  not  buy  any 
more  Tetoskeys,  as  they  do  not  sell  very  well;  they  are  too  small, 
and  if  the  demand  for  them  should  pick  up,  we  will  advise  you. 
Just  at  the  present  time  they  are  not  moving  very  rapidly,  and  as 
before  stated,  we  do  not  think  you  had  better  buy  any  more,  but 
confine  your  purchases  to  Duchess  entirely. 

Now,  in  regard  to  cherries,  ship  from  the  orehard  by  express. 
We  do  not  want  any  refrigerator  cherries  in  ours,  as  they  arrive  in 
poor  condition;  also,  either  ship  your  apples  by  common  car,  or  by 
boat,  as  we  do  not  care  to  have  them  shipped  in  refrigerator  cars. 

We  received  your  telegram  to-day  saying:  "Must  have  money 
to-day,  wire  bank  at  once."  We  sent  you  check  for  $250.00  last  Sat- 
urday, and  you  must  have  received  the  same  to-day;  therefore,  we 
wired  you  to  know  if  you  had  received  it.  If  you  have  not  received 
it,  we  will  wire  you  the  money;  but  if  you  have  it,  it  will  not  be 
necessary  to  send  you  any  more  at  this  time.  We  now  await  your 
reply. 

In  regard  to  our  sales,  we  will  say  that  it  does  not  make  any 
difference  what  anyone  says;  we  know  what  we  are  doing  for  our 


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customers  and  we  know  that  our  sales  compare  favorably  with 
those  of  any  other  dealer.  If  goods  arrive  in  poor  condition,  they 
will  have  to  be  sold  at  a  low  figure.  We  cannot  get  a  high  price 
for  an  article  that  is  off  grade,  any  more  than  anybody  else  can, 
and  we  should  not  be  expected  to  do  so.  We  know  that  we  can  get 
the  market  for  a  good  quality,  as  well  as  anyone,  so  we  want  you 
to  figure  on  getting  all  the  business  you  can  in  the  way  of  apples, 
pears  and  plums. 

The  Duchess  that  came  in  to-day  run  a  little  small,  but  they 
are  hard  and  firm,  and  better  than  those  that  came  in  Saturday. 
If  you  can  buy  a  few  more  on  the  basis  of  about  $1.25  to  $1.35,  we 
wish  you  would  do  so;  but  get  choice,  well-colored,  good  fruit,  and 
do  not  ship  in  a  refrigerator  car,  but  ship  in  a  common  car,  or  by 
boat.  They  seem  to  come  through  by  boat  all  right,  and  the 
freight  is  cheaper,  so  it  might  be  well  for  you  to  ship  in  that  way. 

Yours  truly, 

(418  words) 

9. 
Dear  Sir: 

Enclosed  find  sale  of  car  No.  68992,  net  proceeds  $279.20,  and 
our  check  for  $29.20  to  balance.  You  had  this  car  considerably 
overloaded,  and  by  so  doing  a  full  train  of  trouble  and  loss  has 
occurred. 

Stock  was  transferred  to  another  car  and  the  red  were  all  mixed 
up  with  the  white,  and  we  do  not  think  the  buyer  will  be  able  to  get 
any  allowance.     We  settled  on  the  basis  of  600  bushels. 

The  market  is  now  pretty  low,  35  to  37  is  the  top,  and  most 
stock  is  going  at  31-35.  Whether  prices  will  re-act  is  doubtful,  on 
account  of  the  large  quantity  held  back  and  the  quick  arrival  of  new. 

Yours  truly, 

(134  words) 
10. 
Gentlemen: 

Our  potato    market    is    in   a  very  satisfactory  condition    at 
..present;  receipts  for  a  few  days  past  have  been  very  light,  and,  as 
the  trade  has  been  heavy,  the  market  is  entirely  cleaned  up,  so 
that  dealers  have  to  depend  upon  the  daily  arrivals  for  their  sup- 
plies.    The  outside  trade  is  also  very  good. 

Fancy  Burbanks  are  meeting  with  quick  sale  at  62c  per  bushel; 
choice  Hebrons,  Peerless  and  Rural  New  Yorkers  are  selling  at  57 
to  58c;  Kings,  55  to  56c;  Rose,  55  to  56c;  Early  Ohios,  55c;  mixed 
white  stock,  53  t*  56«,  as  to  quality;  mixed  red  potatoes,  50  to  53c. 


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We  do  not  think  you  could  select  a  much  better  time  to  let  a 
few  cars  come  forward.  We  are  handling  a  large  quantity  of 
potatoes  and  can  give  you  endless  shippers'  references  from  your 
state,  should  you  desire  them.  We  have  been  engaged  in  this  line 
of  business  for  a  period  of  over  forty  years.  This  will  probably  be 
ample  recommendation  as  to  our  responsibility;  however,  we  would 
request  that  you  have  your  banker  look  up  our  standing. 

Our  commission  for  handling  potatoes  is  $10.00  per  car.  At 
your  request,  we  shall  be  pleased  to  keep  you  thoroughly  advised 
on  our  market. 

Hoping  to  hear  from  you  favorably  in  the  near  future,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

(243  words) 


11. 

Dear  Sir: 

Are  you  shipping  any  potatoes?  If  you  are,  we  should  like  to 
hear  from  you  with  a  view  of  doing  some  business  with  you.  The 
cooler  weather  has  very  materially  increased  the  demand,  and  good 
stock  is  now  firm  at  50c  per  bushel.  Our  market  is  practically 
bare,  and  we  are  in  a  position  to  use  a  few  cars  to  splendid  advan- 
tage. We,  therefore,  trust  we  may  handle  a  share  of  your  ship- 
ments. We  will  make  you  a  liberal  advance  upon  arrival  of  all 
cars,  and  assure  you  any  shipment  made  us  will  be  properly  taken 
care  of.     You  can  depend  on  quick  sales  and  satisfactory  results. 

Let  us  hear  from  you. 

Respectfully  yours, 

(119  words) 


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12. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  yours  of  the  9th,  and  we  have  Flax  Screenings,  but 
you  are  not  on  the  right  road  for  us.  Our  screenings  must  be 
shipped  over  the  C.  M.  &  St.  P.  Ry.,  as  they  would  be  shipped  free 
on  transit  account.  We  should  be  glad  to  do  business  with  you 
if  you  were  on  our  line. 

Thanking  you  for  the  favor  of  an  inquiry,  and  regretting  that 
circumstances  will  not  admit  of  our  taking  advantage  of  it,  we  beg 
to  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(87  words) 

13. 
Dear  Sir: 

Your  name  has  been  handed  to  us  by  your  railroad  agent  as  a 
large  operator  in  apples.  If  you  are  doing  any  business  with 
Chicago,  we  should  be  pleased  to  hear  from  you  with  shipments. 
We  handle  apples  largely,  have  a  large  and  well  established  trade, 
both  of  local  and  shipping  account,  and  feel  that  we  can  please  you 
in  the  way  of  prices  and  prompt  services. 

We  have  been  located  here  in  the  commission  business  for 

over  twenty  years,  and  shall  be  pleased  to  refer  you  to  shippers  in 

your  locality  if  you  desire  us  to  do  so. 

Yours  truly, 

(105  words) 

14. 
Dear  Sir: 

Our  commission  arrangement  with  your  esteemed  firm  has 
expired;  nevertheless,  appreciating  the  courtesy  shown  us  by  you 
in  securing  orders  for  our  product,  we  are  happy  to  continue  a 
slight  acknowledgment  to  you  as  follows: 

On  first  sales  to  any  retail  grocer  we  will  credit  you  25c  per 
case.  On  all  duplicate  orders  we  will  credit  you  15c  per  case,  and 
on  or  about  the  15th  of  the  month  we  will  make  you  a  remittance 
for  the  sales  of  the  preceding  month. 

Temporarily,  at  least,  we  were  obliged  to  withdraw  our  coupon 
card  proposition,  the  same  to  take  effect  on  Saturday,  June  21.  All 
lists  received  prior  to  and  bearing  that  date  will  be  promptly 
mailed.  Of  course,  we  will  take  care  of  our  outstanding  obliga- 
tions on  the  card  account,  and  shall  cheerfully  rectify  any  mistake 
made  on  lists  already  sent  out. 


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Sales  must  be  reported  on  the  cards,  as  per  enclosed,  in  order 
to  keep  proper  record  of  the  amount  due  you.  An  additional  sup- 
ply of  cards  will  be  forwarded  on  request. 

We  trust  you  will  continue  to  push  the  greatest  selling  cereal 
of  the  age;  the  only  one  that  pays  a  full  10$  profit  to  your  firm,  and 
the  above  liberal  commission  to  yourself. 

Very  truly  yours, 

(219  words) 


15. 
Dear  Sir: 

Will  you  pleasewrite  us  as  soon  as  you  conveniently  can,  and 
let  us  know  condition  and  prospects  for  the  different  fruit  crops  in 
your  section?  Also  please  advise  about  what  you  will  have  for 
shipment  the  coming  season. 

We  want  a  share  of  your  shipments  to  our  market,  and  will  do 
our  utmost  to  get  you  the  best  results.  You  can  depend  on  full 
market  prices  and  quick  returns,  with  careful  attention  to  whatever 
you  send  us. 

We  call  your  special  attention  at  the  present  time  to  straw- 
berries. The  shipments  from  Southern  Michigan  are  well  in,  and 
the  demand  is  brisk,  especially  for  fancy  stock.  We  look  for  the 
market  to  continue  in  good  shape  from  now  on.  We  advise  liberal 
daily  shipments  as  soon  as  any  are  ready  to  go.  Our  market  to-day 
is  $1.10  to  $1.25,  with  fancy  stock  still  higher. 

If  you  have  not  already  one  of  our  shipping  stamps,  please  let 
us  know  and  we  shall  mail  you  one  at  once. 

Respectfully  yours, 

(175  words) 


PRODUCE    COMMISSION    BUSINESS.  87 


16. 
Dear  Sir  or  Madam: 

Are  you  interested  in  making  money  without  any  investment 
on  your  part?  We  are  wholesale  seed  merchants  and  need  an  hon- 
est and  energetic  person  in  every  town  to  represent  us.  We  are 
business  men  doing  business  on  a  business  basis,  and  not  a  cheap 
premium  house  giving  away  cheap  jewelry  and  cheaper  prizes,  but 
we  pay  cash  for  all  work  done  for  us.  We  handle  only  fresh  and 
reliable  seed,  the  kind  that  always  grows. 

These  are  put  up  in  handsome  lithographed  packages  of 
regular  size  (similar  to  package  enclosed),  each  package  containing 
seed  enough  of  its  variety  for  the  average  garden.  Here  is  our 
proposition: 

We  propose  to  send  you  a  consignment  of  one  hundred  assorted 
packages  of  vegetable  and  flower  seed,  charges  prepaid,  which  you 
are  to  sell  to  your  friends  and  acquaintances  at  five  cents  eacfy, 
making  a  total  value  of  $5.00.  As  your  commission,  you  are  to 
keep  two  cents  for  each  package  sold  and  remit  us  three  cents  for 
each  package  sold. 

Our  agents  sell  many  hundred  packages  each,  and  you  are  not 
limited  to  the  one  hundred  packages  we  propose  sending  you,  but 
can  take  orders  for  as  many  packages  as  you  can  sell,  retaining  two 
cents  and  remitting  us  three  cents  for  every  package  sold.  In  all 
cases  cash  must  accompany  all  second  orders,  unless  you  have  sold 
the  one  hundred  packages  we  have  first  sent  you  and  paid  us  for 
them,  then  we  will  send  you  another  box  on  consignment,  if  you 
wish. 

Remember  this  is  not  a  one  year's  business  only,  but  owing  to 
the  high  quality  of  our  seed,  and  that  seed  are  a  necessity  and  not 
a  luxury,  if  you  are  energetic  you  can  easily  build  up  a  trade  that 
will  increase  each  year.  Everybody  planting  a  garden  must  have 
them,  for  that  reason  they  are  easy  sellers. 

We  trust  you  and  do  not  ask  for  a  deposit,  but  expect  fair,  • 
honest  treatment. 

We  only  desire  one  representative  to  a  town,  and  the  first  one 
in  each  town  applying  will  receive  the  appointment;  therefore,  if 
you  wish  to  take  advantage  of  this  offer,  sign  and  mail  to  us  the 
enclosed  order,  attached  to  the  seed  list.  On  receipt  of  this,  we 
shall  ship  you  the  seed,  charges  prepaid. 

If  you  cannot  take  advantage  of  this  offer,  will  you  kindly  hand 
to  some  reliable  person,  who  you  think  might  avail  himself  of  the 
opportunity?  Very  respectfully  yours, 

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1. 

Gentlemen: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  favor  of  the  11th  inst.  and  note  what 
you  say  in  reference  to  your  account.  We  should  like  to  get  this 
matter  settled  some  time  this  month,  so  if  it  is  possible  for  you  to 
do  so,  try  and  arrange  to  send  us  a  check  before  March  1,  and 
oblige, 

Respectfully  yours, 

(60  words) 

2. 
Gentlemen: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  favor  of  the  14th  inst.  enclosing  your 
order  for  fruits  and  vegetables  in  tin.     We  enclose  copy  of  an  order 
which  we  have  sent  to  the  factory  covering  the  same. 
Thanking  you,  we  remain, 

Yours  truly,  • 

(44  words) 

3. 
Dear  Sir: 

Your  letter  of  the  12th,  to  Curtis  Brothers  Co.,  Rochester, 
N.  Y.,  ordering  soup,  has  been  referred  to  us  for  shipment.  We 
beg  to  advise  that  we  have  forwarded  these  soups  to  you  to-day. 

Thanking  you  for  your  order,  and  awaiting  your  further  favors, 
we  remain, 

Very  truly  yours, 

(50  words) 

4. 
Dear  Sir: 

Referring  to  recent  correspondence  had  with  you,  in  regard  to 
handling  our  account  in  Streator,  we  beg  to  advise  you  that  our 
arrangements  there  have  taken  such  a  turn  that  we  will  be  unable 
to  give  you  the  account  this  season. 

Awaiting  your  further  favors,  we  remain, 

Respectfully  yours, 

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5. 
Gentlemen: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  favor  of  the  6th  inst.  regarding  the 
four  cases  short  on  your  shipment  from  Rochester.  We  have  been 
after  the  Anchor  Line  regarding  this,  and  they  say  they  cannot 
produce  the  goods,  and  that  the  only  way  to  dispose  of  this  matter 
will  be  for  you  to  present  a  claim  to  the  C.  R.  I.  &  P.  R.  R.  for  this 
shortage,  and  they  in  turn  will  then  settle  with  the  Anchor  Line  for 
it.     Please  do  this,  and  oblige, 

Yours  truly, 

(89  words) 

6. 
Dear  Sir: 

Some  time  ago  we  wrote  to  you  asking  if  you  would  get  us  a 
duplicate  expense  bill  covering  shipment  from  New  York,  Nov.  9, 
on  which  there  were  four  cases  short.  We  have  not  received  this, 
and  if  you  will  be  kind  enough  to  advise  us  of  the  agent's  name,  and 
the  road  over  which  they  arrived,  also  to  give  us  the  approximate 
date  you  received  them,  we  will  write  to  him  and  ask  him  for  it. 

As  we  explained  to  you  before,  we  have  got  to  have  this  before 
we  can  present  our  claim.  The  original  which  you  sent  to  us  has 
been  mislaid  in  some  way  and  cannot  be  found. 

Yours  respectfully, 

(116  words) 

7. 
Gentlemen: 

We  enclose  herewith  statement  of  your  account  to  date.  Our 
Mr.  Brown  has  called  on  you  twice  in  reference  to  this  and  has 
told  me  that  you  would  send  a  check.  Up  to  date  we  have  not 
received  it.  We  would  thank  you  to  send  us  by  return  mail  a  check 
covering  the  full  amount  of  the  statement. 

Very  truly  yours, 

(63  words) 

8. 
Gentlemen: 

Referring  to  your  order  given  me  for  future  shipment,  I  will 
say  that  I  have  taken  the  liberty  of  asking  Mr.  Brown  to  fill  this 
order,  which  I  trust  will  be  satisfactory  to  you.  Mr.  Dixon  will 
give  you  the  jobbing  discount  which  I  have  allowed  you.  We  have 
been  forced  to  transfer  this  order,  owing  to  the  situation  in  freight 
rates,  and  I  trust  that  our  action  in  the  matter  will  meet  with  your 

approval. 

Very  truly  yours, 

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Dear  Sir: 

I  have  before  me  your  letter  of  the  12th  inst.  written  to  Curtice 
Brothers  Co.,  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  and  note  your  remarks.  You  state 
that  if  you  pay  the  freight  on  this  ketchup,  the  goods  will  cost  you 
more  than  any  other  ketchup  of  the  same  quality. .  I  do  not  wish 
you  to  think  that  we  are  egotistical,  but  we  think  that  we  have  an 
article  in  our  Blue  Label  Ketchup  that  is  superior  to  anything  of 
the  kind  on  the  market.  It  is  not  a  ketchup  that  sells  on  its  price, 
but  is  sold  on  its  quality,  and  while  the  other  high-grade  ketchups 
to  which  you  refer  have  all  been  sold  in  the  past  two  seasons,  Case 
Free  with  Five,  we  have  not  found  it  necessary  to  inaugurate  any 
such  scheme  to  sell  our  goods. 

I,  of  course,  am  not  in  any  position  to  know  whether  our  sales- 
man agreed  to  call  on  your  customers  and  sell  the  goods  for  you  or 
not,  but  you  are,  of  course,  aware  that  business  houses  do  not 
recognize  verbal  agreements,  and  if  you  will  refer  to  the  copy  of 
the  order  which  our  salesman  left  with  you,  you  will  find  a  notation 
to  that  effect  on  the  back  of  it. 

As  there  is  no  question  as  to  the  terms  of  the  sale,  will  you  be 
kind  enough  to  send  us  draft  for  $4.18  to  balance  the  account? 

Thanking  you  in  advance  for  an  early  reply,  I  am, 

Respectfully  yours, 


(250  words) 


10. 


Dear  Sir: 

Referring  to  your  order  for  Blue  Label  Ketchup  which  is  to  be 
delivered  to  Franklin  MacVeagh  &  Co.,  of  Chicago,  to  be  shipped 
by  them  in  car  to  you,  we  would  say  that  the  delay  is  caused  by 
MacVeagh  &  Co.'s  not  being  ready  to  ship  the  car.  The  goods  are 
all  ready  and  have  been  ever  since  your  order  was  received.  We 
have  seen  F.  MacV.  &  Co.  again  this  morning,  and  they  are  unable 
to  give  us  any  information  as  to  when  the  car  will  be  shipped. 

Very  truly  yours, 

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11. 

Dear  Sir: 

We  enclose  herewith  our  latest  price-list,  and  in  this  connec- 
tion would  say  that  we  shall  take  the  pleasure  of  calling  on  you 
some  time  this  spring,  and  hope  that  you  will  be  able  to  put  in  a 
line  of  our  goods.  This  we  presume  you  will  do,  as  you  are,  no 
doubt,  having  some  call  for  them,  otherwise  you  would  not  have 
ordered  the  assortment  which  you  did  a  short  time  ago.  These 
prices  are  f.  o.  b.  Rochester,  less  freight  to  Chicago,  and  are  sub- 
ject to  the  following  discounts: 

50  cases  less  5%,  100  cases  less  10$. 

Awaiting  your  favors,  and  anticipating  the  pleasure  of  calling 
on  you  this  spring,  I  remain,        Very  truly  yours, 

(125  words) 

12. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  quoted  Nash  Bros.  $4.81  on  car-load  of  sugar  delivered 
at  Oneida.  The  New  York  price  is  $4.80,  and  rate  by  lake  and  rail, 
31c.     If  this  figure  does  not  bring  the  order,  let  us  know  at  what 

price  they  buy.  Yours  truly, 

(52  words) 

13. 
Gentlemen: 

In  reply  to  your  request,  we  quote  you  a  discount  of  33}^  #  on 
Star  or  Fairbank  Coffee  Mills,  and  also  on  regular  list  scales.  The 
Aggot  bearing  scales  sell  at  net  list. 

Hoping  to  be  favored  with  your  order,  we  remain, 

Respectfully  yours, 

(47  words) 

14. 
Gentlemen: 

Enclosed  we  hand  you  check  for  $4.50,  commission  on  sale  of 
30  cases  "Force"  reported  during  month  of  July.  Reports  reaching 
this  office  after  the  last  day  of  the  month  will  be  included  in  next 

month's  remittance.  Yours  truly, 

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15. 

Gentlemen: 

In  reply  to  your  favor  of  the  17th  inst.,  I  can  quote  you  car-load 
of  Pine  Tar,  guaranteed  to  be  free  from  water  or  foreign  sub- 
stances, in  oil  barrels,  averaging  50  gallons,  at  $4.85  per  bbl.  net, 

delivered  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.        Yours  very  truly, 

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16. 
Gentlemen: 

We  have  your  invoice  for  a  car  of  straight  flour  bought  of  you 
at  $2.60  bulk,  and  note  you  have  billed  it  care  Union  Steamboat 
Line,  which  is  quite  satisfactory.  You  may  ship  the  other  car  at 
once  with  the  same  billing.  We  wired  you  an  offer  of  $2.70,  net, 
for  1,000  more,  and  have  your  reply  that  you  would  book  500  at  this 
price.  We  are  ordering  sacks  for  filling,  and  trust  you  will  ship  the 
same  as  quickly  as  possible,  billing  the  same  as  previous  purchase. 

Yours  truly, 

(101  words) 

17. 
Dear  Sir: 

Kindly  wire  in  the  morning  your  lowest  price  on  2,000  barrels 
of  Golden  Rod  flour,  July  and  August  shipment.  We  should  also 
like  your  lowest  price,  in  jute  Chicago,  on  Clear,  Low  Grade  and 
Patent  flour. 

Yours  truly, 

(43  words) 

18. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  can  give  you  $2.55,  in  jute  Chicago,  for  a  car  of  your  Clear 
flour.  Please  wire  on  receipt  if  you  can  accept  our  offer,  and 
oblige, 

Yours  truly, ' 

(33  words) 

19. 
Gentlemen: 

We  hand  you  herewith  our  invoice  for  5  bbls.  of  Puritan  Salad 
Oil  which  we  shipped  you  yesterday  via  the  Barry  Line. 

Trusting  the  same  may  reach  you  in  due  season,  we  beg  to 
remain, 

.     Yours  very  truly, 

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20. 
Gentlemen: 

Yours  of  the  30th  received.     We  regret  that  none  of  our  mills 

have  any  Prime  Cotton  Seed  Meal  to  offer.     Such  Meal  as  is  being 

offered  now  is  anything  but  Prime,  and  we  don't  care  to  handle  it. 

We  shall  have  new  Meal  to  offer  in  45  days.     Then  we  shall 

be  glad  to  make  you  offers. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(62  words) 

21. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  are  sending  you,  to-day,  samples  of  carefully  selected 
coffees,  which  in  our  estimation  are  about  as  cheap  as  anything  we 
have  ever  seen. 

The  writer  has  made  a  specialty  of  coffees  for  25  years  and  we 
are  doing  a  large  business  in  this  line  to-day.  Our  opinion  is  that 
the  merchant  who  buys  his  coffee  at  these  low  figures  is  bound  to 
make  money. 

Besides  the  samples  you  ask  for,  we  take  the  liberty  of  sending 
you  sample  of  a  coffee  called  Dutch  Java  at  25c  per  lb.;  our  regular 
selling  price  is  27c.  We  also  send  you  sample  of  Private  Growth 
Java  at  28c  per  lb. 

The  samples  sent  you  are  as  follows:  A  38  at  10c;  726  at  12c; 
Mocha  at  18c;  Plantation  Java  at  20c;  Eclipse  Java  at  28c. 

Hoping  to  hear  from  you  with  an  order,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

(168  words) 

22. 
Dear  Mr.  Williams: 

We  are  just  in  receipt  of  a  letter  from  the  Porter  Company,  at 
Greenville,  asking  us  when  they  may  expect  you  to  call  on  them, 
and  we  have  replied  saying  that  you  would  be  there  about  the  28th. 
We  know  that  you  are  somewhat  behind  on  your  regular  route,  but 
trust  you  will  do  your  best  to  keep  this  date  with  the  Porter  Com- 
pany. If  you  should  be  delayed  for  a  day  or  two  beyond  that 
'time,  you  had  better  drop  them  a  line  saying  just  when  you  will  be 
there. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(98  words) 

23. 
Gentlemen: 

Your  valued  order  to  hand,  and  all  will  go  forward  at  once  with 
the  exception  of  the  flour,  on  which  you  made  the  price  entirely  too 


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work  very  cheap  for  you,  but  at  the  same  time  we  must  get  a  little 
more  than  cost  out  of  the  goods. 

The  lowest  we  can  possibly  sell  you  Durkasco  flour  in  quarter 
bbls.  is  $3.85,  and  White  Horse  in  quarter  bbls.  at  $3.65.  We 
thought  you  wanted  the  flour,  but  could  not  afford  to  ship  at  the 
price  you  named,  and  did  not  dare  raise  the  price  without  first  con- 
sulting you.  We  trust  you  will  agree  with  us  and  order  the  flour 
at  the  price  we  quote,  which  we  consider  exceedingly  low. 

Hoping  to  hear  from  you  again,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

(147  words) 

24. 
Gentlemen: 

The  three  New  York  flat  cheese  called  for  in  your  recent  order 
we  were  obliged  to  omit.  It  stated  that  they  should  be  October 
make,  and  as  these  were  entirely  exhausted,  we  were  unable  to  send 
them.  There  is  nothing  on  the  market  now  except  new  cheese,  and 
if  you  can  use  these,  we  shall  be  pleased  to  receive  your  order. 

Yours  truly, 

(54  words) 


25. 
Gentlemen: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  valued  favor  asking  us  to  send  you 
20  lbs.  of  starch  for  laundry  use.  This  only  comes  in  boxes  hold- 
ing from  40  to  50  pounds.  This  being  an  article  that  is  used  a  great 
deal,  we  thought  a  box  would  not  be  too  large  a  quantity  for  you. 
We  hope  it  will  reach  you  promptly. 

Thanking  you  for  the  order,  we  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

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26. 

Gentlemen: 

We  have  your  favor  asking  us  to  send  you  our  catalog.  We 
are  sorry  to  say  that  we  do  not  issue  one.  Prices  fluctuate  so  fre- 
quently that  they  are  hardly  reliable. 

We  will  send  your  inquiry  to  our  Mr.  Miller,  who  will  call  on 
you  and  give  you  the  lowest  prices  on  everything  you  may  want. 

Thanking  you,  we  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(63  words) 
27. 
Gentlemen: 

Your  letter  of  the  25th,  enclosing  New  York  draft  for  $125.68,  in 
payment  of  November  invoice,  was  duly  received  and  has  been 
placed  to  your  credit  with  thanks.  We  appreciate  very  much  your 
prompt  payment  of  this  account,  as  we  were  greatly  in  need  of  the 
money.  We  also  acknowledge  receipt  of  your  order  given  our 
Mr.  Baker.     The  same  has  our  attention. 

Thanking  you  for  your  many  favors,  we  beg  to  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(80  words) 

28. 
To  Our  Patrons: 

We  are  pleased  to  announce  the  removal  of  our  Chicago  branch 
from  44  State  street  (Denison  &  Co.'s  store)  to  our  elegant  new 
quarters  at  31  State  street,  occupied  exclusively  by  ourselves, 
where  we  shall  be  pleased  to  have  you  call  and  inspect  as  complete 
a  line  of  wines  and  liquors  as  can  be  found  in  the  city.  These  we 
are  selling  at  remarkably  low  prices,  in  original  packages,  to  family 
trade  only.  The  excellent  value  given  you  in  the  past  is  a  positive 
guaranty  of  the  splendid  bargains  always  to  be  found  on  our 
shelves. 

You  can  buy  from  us  in  retail  quantities  at  wholesale  prices. 

Your  attention  is  also  invited  to  the  extensive  and  carefully 
selected  stock  to  be  found  in  our  Tea,  Coffee  and  Spice  department. 

We  carry  none  but  the  choicest  brands  the  market  affords, 
according  to  price,  and  in  this  department,  as  in  wines  and  liquors, 
we  are  here  to  quote  you  the  very  lowest  bed-rock  figures  in  every- 
thing. 

"Large  sales  and  small  profits,  full  value  and  low  prices." 
These  are  the  principles  that  have  brought  us  an  immense  business, 
and  upon  which  we  ask  your  patronage. 


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Mr.  William  H.  Blight,  enables  him  to  quickly  discern  and  fulfill,  in 
every  particular,  the  most  exacting  requirements  of  the  trade. 

Come  and  see  our  new  store  whether  you  wish  to  buy  or  not. 
It  is  always  a  pleasure  to  show  our  goods  and  name  prices  that  will 
bring  you  back  when  you  want  anything  in  our  line. 

Hoping  to  be  favored  with  an  early  visit  and  a  continuance  of 

your  esteemed  orders,  we  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(286  words) 

29. 
Dear  Sir: 

To  responsible  parties  we  offer  the  convenience  of  a  monthly 
account.  Our  goods  are  sold  at  cash  prices  and  bills  are  payable 
the  1st  of  each  month.  A  monthly  account  with  us  will  be  found  a 
great  convenience,  and  will  certainly  save  time  in  shopping. 

We  should  be  pleased  to  receive  your  application,  and  enclose 
for  that  purpose  an  application  slip,  which,  when  properly  filled 
out  and  mailed  to  us  in  the  enclosed  envelope,  will  receive  our 
prompt  attention. 

Soliciting  your  patronage,  either  on  a  cash  or  credit  basis,  we 
remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(95  words) 


30. 

Dear  Sir: 

We  submit  for  your  inspection  the  following  prices   on   high 

grade  Coffees,  Teas  and  Spices: 

Prime   Santos locts.  per  lb.,  7      lbs.  for  $1.00 

Prime  Rio 15cts.  per  lb.,  7      lbs.  for  $1.00 

Selected  Combination  17cts.  per  lb.,  6     lbs.  for  $1.00 

Special  Java  and  Mocha 21cts.  per  lb.,  5      lbs.  for  $1.00 

Old  Gov't  Java  and  Mocha.  .30cts.  per  lb.,  3lA  lbs.  for  $1.00 
Bowen's  Spec'l  Combination.23cts.  per  lb.,  4>£  lbs.  for  $1.00 


WHOLESALE    PROVISION    BUSINESS.  97 


This  is  a  special  bleud  of  high  grade  Coffees  that  will  please 
the  most  particular.  We  should  like  you  to  give  it  a  trial  and  be 
convinced  that  it  is  the  best  Coffee  in  the  city  at  the  price,  4}4  lbs. 
for  $1.00. 

Select  Teas  of  all  kinds  from  40  cts.  to  90  cts.  per  ft>. 

Strictly  pure  Spices  of  all  kinds  at  the  lowest  possible  prices. 

We  carry  a  full  line  of  the  famous  High  Grade  A.  I.  C.  Coffees 
at  25,  30,  35  and  40  cts.  per  IT.. 

Your  patronage  is  solicited  and  we  guarantee  to  give  you  full 
value  of  your  purchase. 

Hoping  to  be  favored  with  a  trial  order,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

(225  words) 


GENERAL    EXERCISE. 

Write  a  letter  acknowledging  receipt  of  payment  of  an  account. 

Make  out  the  bills  for  the  following: 

C.  M.  Smith  &  Co.,  Burlington,  la.,  bought  of  Rogers  Bros., 
Chicago,  111.,  6  doz.  2  lt>  cans  peaches,  at  $2.00;  6  doz.  3  lb  cans  toma- 
toes, at  $1.75;  3  doz.  2  It)  cans  apricots,  at  $3.40.     Less  10$  for  cash. 

W.  B.  Maxwell,  Dousman,  Wis.,  bought  of  Hibbard,  Spencer, 
Bartlett  &  Co.,  Chicago,  111.,  5  No.  16  Defiance  Heaters,  at  $6.50 
each;  6  No.  9  Rockford  Ranges,  at  $14.0Q  each;  3  No.  20  Imperial 
Gas,  at  $3.00  each.     Less  3J)  and  10$  for  cash. 

Rogers  Brothers  Co.,  Oconomowoc,  Wis.,  bought  of  Miller  & 
•Co.,  Chicago,  111.,  2  bbls.  Greening  Apples,  at  $3.75;  6  boxes  Florida 
Oranges,    large,    at  $4.00;   4  boxes    Lemons,    at   $5.00;  3  bunches 
Bananas,  medium,  at  60c.     Less  5  and  3#;  cartage,  50c. 


7  Graham 


CANNED   MEAT   PRODUCTS. 
f 


1  luncheon  „  sausage 

3  percentage 


percentage  f      -\        9  5  inland  v°  ^-f  I       /i    '/ 

shrinkage  _k_-,      V^.r— ^77  tierces  '  L/ Vf 

/„/  '"         refinery  "'»>""<) 


1. 

Gentlemen: 

Replying  to  yours  of  the  9th,  we  wish  to  inform  you  that  our 
price  on  Luncheon  Chicken  is  $2.40,  delivered  in  your  city.  We 
regret  that  we  are  unable  to  accept  any  orders  at  $2.35. 

Kindly  advise  us  if  we  shall  ship  the  six  cases  referred  to  in 
yours  of  the  9th.  Also  note  that  we  cannot  ship  less  than  200 
pounds.  Therefore,  you  will  have  to  increase  your  order  on 
Chicken  Loaf  to  10  cases,  or  order  something  else  with  it,  to  make 
the  shipping  weight  200  pounds. 

Waiting  to  hear  from  you,  we  remain, 

Yours  very  truly, 

(108  words) 
2. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  yours  of  the  15th,  and,  replying  thereto,  we  wish  to 
inform  you  that  we  cannot  give  you  any  "A"  Milano  Salami  under 
30c,  delivered.  We  can  give  you  our  "K"  brand,  which  is  very 
fine,  at27^c. 

How  about  your  Milano  Salami  that  you  have  on  contract? 
You  have  1,000  lbs.  "L"  Milano  due  at  26c  for  this  month,  F.  O.  B. 
Chicago. 

Kindly  let  us  know  what  to  ship  you. 

Yours  truly, 

(83  words) 
3. 

Dear  Sir: 

We  note  your  valued  favor  of  the  12th.  Replying,  we  beg  to 
advise  that  we  gauge  dryness  by  the  actual  percentage  of  shrink- 
age, while  you  naturally  have  simply  judged  dryness  of  the  sausage 
by  the  way  it  felt.  This  can  be  accounted  for  by  the  difference  in 
the  weather. 

However,  we  appreciate  that  you  are  inclined  to  deal  fairly 
with  us,  and  in  this  instance  will  meet  you  half  way,  and  allow  you 
to  deduct  %%  from  our  bill,  which  we  trust  will  be  entirely  satisfac- 
tory. In  our  next  shipment  to  you  we  will  give  you  something  that 
will  please  you  in  every  respect. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(112  words) 


CANNED    MEAT    PRODUCTS.  OS 


4. 
Dear  Sir: 

Replying  to  yours  of  the  20th,  we  wish  to  inform  you  that  your 
orders  will  be  filled.  You  can  continue  selling  Goose  Liver  Butter, 
provided  you  don't  sell  too  much,  as  we  are  making  up  a  limited 
stock  thereof. 

Yours  respectfully, 

(44  words] 

5. 
Gentlemen: 

Yesterday  we  gave  you  an  inland  order,  No.  865,  for  75  iron- 
bound  tierces  Baker's  Compound  Lard,  to  be  shipped  in  one  of  our 
cars  to  your  place  on  Friday,  April  6.  Please  change  this  order  to 
read  as  follows: 

60  iron-bound  tierces  Baker's  Compound  Lard,  and  100  50-lb 
butter  tubs  Baker's  Compound  Lard. 

This  confirms  our  telephone  conversation  with  your  general 

office  and  lard  refinery. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(79  words) 

6. 

Gentlemen: 

We  hereby  confirm  our  purchase  of  April  25,  for  50,000  pounds 
Cream  Table  Leaf  Lard  at  $10.87^,  loose  basis,  for  delivery  within 
10  days. 

Truly  yours, 

(35  words) 

7. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  yours  of  the  14th,  and,  replying  thereto,  would 
request  you  to  please  send  us  immediately  the  paid  expense  bill  for 
the  10  tubs  of  lard,  so  that  we  can  file  claim  on  the  railroad  com- 
pany. From  the  description  you  give  of  the  packages  on  arrival, 
it  will  be  up  to  the  railroad  company.  We  presume  you  have  signed 
for  the  goods  as  received  in  bad  order,  for  this  notation  would  have 
to  appear  on  your  paid  expense  bill  so  as  to  give  us  a  basis  for  filing 
the  claim.  Upon  receipt  of  these  papers  we  will  give  you  credit 
for  the  loss  of  25  lbs.  of  lard. 

Greatly  regretting  that  the  shipment  arrived  in  this  shape,  we 

remain, 

Yours  very  truly, 

(128  words) 


100  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


8  complaints  thoroughly 

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8. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  yours  of  the  30th,  and  regret  to  hear  that  you  are  still 
having  complaints  on  the  6-lb  Corned  Ham.  We  asked  our  Mr. 
Jones  as  to  what  explanation  he  offered  in  reference  to  the  6-lt> 
Corned  Ham,  and  he  advised  us  that  he  stated  it  was  compressed 
in  one  solid  piece,  and  could  be  sliced.  These  are  the  facts.  It 
is  put  up  in  the  same  manner  as  6-lb  Corned  Beef,  but  being  a  pork 
product,  it  naturally  requires  more  chilling  before  opening.  This 
is  probably  the  trouble.  Your  butchers  and  grocers  must  keep  the 
cans  in  their  ice-boxes,  so  that  they  are  thoroughly  chilled  before 
being  opened.     In  this  way  the'meat  remains  compact. 

We  trust  you  will  see  that  these  instructions  are  observed,  and 
then  there  will  be  no  further  complaint. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(144  words) 


9. 
Gentlemen: 

We  desire  to  call  your  attention  to  a  few  facts  in  reference  to 
the  sausage  market.  Prices  of  raw  material  have  been  exceedingly 
high.  This  has  brought  the  cost  of  sausage  up  to  prices  higher 
than  last  year,  and  the  demand  has  been  very  good  for  all  kinds  of 
German,  French  and  Italian  sausage,  and  stocks  are  very  low. 

For  the  next  four  months  the  only  good  sausage  to  be-had  will 
be  winter-made  goods,  and,  as  already  stated,  the  supply  is  becom- 
ing more  limited  daily.  If  you  have  not  purchased  enough  for 
your  requirements  this  summer,  advise  us  what  quantities  and 
grade  of  goods  you  desire  to  purchase  for  this  or  next  month's 
delivery,  and  we  will  name  you  prices  thereon. 

Waiting  to  hear  from  you,  we  are, 

Yours  very  truly, 

(134  words) 


TRANSCRIPTION    AND    PUNCTUATION.  101 


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MACHINERY  AND   TOOLS. 


1  automatic  dividers 
gear                                 c  5  draftsman's 
cutting  »-[—-- «.t— .          discontinued 

machines  inclusive 

cutters  "     )     — o       c\^  6  recutting 

2  universal  --o/ 1 s...  spiral 

pamphlet  transportation 

machinists  **""}       \  Providence 

combination  J\-___ <£ developing 

squares  V      ^  cracks 

forged  .        J>  ^-^^-^  annealing 

calipers  .^vC \  rehardening 


1. 
Gentlemen: 

The  factory  advises  that  it  has  mailed  you  one  of  our  cata^ 
logues  and  called  attention  to  our  Automatic  Gear  Cutting 
Machines.  I  shall  take  pleasure  in  quoting  you  on  any  of  these 
machines,  or  in  furnishing  you  with  any  further  information  that 
you  may  require. 

We  also  carry  a  complete  line  of  all  Cutters  and  Small  Tools 
listed  in  the  catalogue  mailed  you,  and  should  be  pleased  to  be 
favored  with  your  order. 

Awaiting  your  further  pleasure,  I  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

•  (82  words) 


Gentlemen: 

In  your  order,  No.  8145,  for  Box  Tools  for  Automatic  Screw 
Machine,  you  failed  to  advise  us  whether  these  were  wanted  for 
the  No.  1  or  No.  2.  On  receipt  of  this  information,  we  shall  be 
pleased  to  hurry  the  same  forward  as  fast  as  possible. 

Your  order  No.  8000,  for  one  Universal  Milling  Machine,  goes 
forward  to-day. 

Trusting  that  this  will  be  satisfactory  and  awaiting  your  further 

pleasure,  I  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(83  words) 


MACHINERY    AND    TOOLS.  103 


3. 
Gentlemen: 

Replying  to  your  favor  of  recent  date,  in  reference  to  the 
second-hand  Wire  Feed  Screw  Machine,  we  would  say  that  we 
have  gone  over  the  matter  very  carefully  here  and  cannot  find 
where  we  can  place  any  of  these  machines.  We  will  bear  the 
matter  in  mind  and  do  all  that  we  can  to  help  you  get  rid  of  them, 
but  in  view  of  our  lack  of  space,  we  would  prefer  not  to  have  one 
sent  here. 

Very  truly  yours, 

(83  words) 

4. 

Gentlemen: 

Enclosed  I  hand  you  pamphlet,  "Latest  Addition  to  Our  Lists 

of  Machinists'  Tools,"  and  beg  to  call  your  attention  to  our  new 

Combination  Squares,  the  heads  of  which  are  steel,  drop  forged. 

I  should  be  pleased  to  receive  your  order  for  a  line  of  these.     The 

discount  on  these  Squares  is  the  same  as  on  the  Calipers  and 

Dividers. 

Very  truly  yours, 

(63  words) 

5. 
Gentlemen: 

Acknowledging  receipt  of  your  order  for  No.  514,  Draftsman's 
Square,  I  would  say  that  we  have  discontinued  the  manufacture  of 
this  Square  and  have  none  on  hand.  I  am,  therefore,  unable  to 
furnish  you  with  one.  I  am  mailing  you  under  separate  cover  copy 
of  our  latest  catalogue,  and  would  call  your  attention  to  our  new 
line  of  Squares  shown  on  pages  351  to  356  inclusive. 

Very  truly  yours, 

(75  words) 

6. 
Gentlemen: 

Replying  to  your  favor  of  the  16th,  in  reference  to  recutting 
Spiral  Milling  Cutters,  I  would  say,  taking  into  consideration  the 
cost  of  transportation  from  Denver  to  Providence  and  return,  to 
recut  old  Cutters  would  cost  more  than  new  ones.  I  think  the  cost 
of  recutting  Cutters,  developing  fire  cracks  during  annealing  and 
rehardening,  is  entirely  out  of  proportion  to  the  results  obtained. 

Very  truly  yours, 

(68  words) 


104 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


7  chucks 
sized 
Prentiss 


6  collets 
error 


L, 


10  chasers 
undercut 
spindle 


representative 
geometric 


4-* 


Gentlemen: 

Referring  to  Chucks  furnished  on  my  order  No.  522,  my  cus- 
tomer returns  these,  advising  that  they  are  not  large  enough,  and 
he  sends  a  sample  of  what  is  wanted.  From  this  sample  I  should 
judge  that  the  .Chucks  which  you  furnished  are  for  a  smaller  size 
of  Prentiss  Machine  than  the  No.  1.  Kindly  have  your  boy  call  for 
these  and  replace  with  proper  size. 

Very  truly  yours, 

(71  words) 


Gentlemen: 

The  Collets  for  the  Prentiss  Machine,  returned  by  you  under 
date  of  the  20th,  have  been  sent  back  to  manufacturer  with  a 
request  that  he  replace  them  at  once.  I  very  much  regret  this 
error  and  hope  that  it  has  not  put  you  to  any  great  inconvenience. 
Trusting  that  this  will  be  satisfactory  and  awaiting  your  fur- 
iher  pleasure,  I  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(63  words; 

9. 
Gentlemen: 

You  have  an  order  with  the  Machinists  Supply  Co.  for  a  large 
number  of  Vise  Screws.     Kindly  advise  if  these  are  for  the  Vise  on 
Rack  or  Screw  Feed  Machine.     On  receipt  of  advice,  we  will  hurry 
the  order  along  as  fast  as  possible. 
Awaiting  your  reply,  I  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(52  words) 

10. 
Gentlemen: 

Referring  to  your  recent  conversation  with  our  Mr.  Clark,  in 
reference  to  the  Opening  Die  furnished  you  with  set  of  tools  for 
No.  2  Automatic  Screw  Machine,  the  factory  advises  that  it  thinks 


MACHINERY    AND    TOOLS.  105 


the  failure  of  the  Die  to  close  is  due  to  the  oil  forming  a  cushion  in 
the  cap,  and  it  would  suggest  drilling  a  couple  of  holes  in  the  same 
to  overcome  this. 

The  trouble  experienced  by  the  Die  pulling  off  too  far  is  caused, 
it  thinks,  by  the  Chasers  being  undercut  and  not  released  properly, 
It  forwarded  you  on  the  16th,  five  sets  of  Chasers  that  were 
returned  to  makers  to  be  replaced,  and  it  trusts  that  these  will 
work  better. 

It  thinks  your  suggestion  for  a  spindle  pin  is  a  good  one,  and 
it  will  talk  it  over  with  the  representative  of  the  Geometric  Drill 
Co.,  whom  it  is  expecting  to  call  on  it  the  latter  part  of  this  week, 
after  which  it  will  advise  you  further  in  the  matter. 

Trusting  that  this  will  be  of  interest  to  you,  and  that  the 
machine  will  now  do  satisfactory  work,  I  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(188  words) 


GENERAL    EXERCISE. 

Write  the  correct  abbreviations  for  the  names  of  the  days  and 
months. 

Write  neatly,  and  in  correct  form,  the  names  and  addresses  of 
ten  prominent  business  houses  in  your  city. 


TELEPHONE    INSTALLATION. 


1  measured 
telephone 
classified 

directory 
rental 

2  premises 

3  vacated 
disposition 
injury 

instrument 
rendered 
5  private 


residences 
exclusively 
family 

outsiders 
violation 
unauthorized 

impairs 

interferes 

district 

co-operation 
benefit 
6  designated 


1. 
Gentlemen: 

As  per  your  request,  I  enclose  herewith  contract  for  changing 
your  present  measured  service  telephone  to  a  direct  line,  unlimited 
service.  Please  sign  the  contract,  as  well  as  the  memo,  for  sub- 
scribers' list,  also  the  slip  for  the  classified  directory,  return  at  your 
convenience,  and  I  shall  be  pleased  to  have  the  change  made  as 
soon  as  possible. 

The  rental  at  the  unlimited  rate  will  begin,  as  agreed,  from 
October  1. 

Yours  truly, 

2. 
Gentlemen: 

As  requested,  I  send  you  herewith  a  contract  covering  a  new 
party-line  telephone  to  be  placed  in  your  premises  at  203  Washing- 
ton St.,  and  as  provided  for  in  Class  X,  Number  3,  as  noted  on  the 
back  of  the  contract. 

If  you  will  kindly  sign  this  contract,  also  the  memo,  for  sub- 
scribers' list,  and  return  to  me,  the  order  will  be  filled  with  as  little 
delay  as  possible. 

Yours  truly, 


(74  words) 


(74  words) 


3. 


Dear  Sir: 

I  am  advised  that  you  have  vacated  the  premises  at  544  West 
79th  St.,  City,  leaving  the  telephone  unprotected.  I  have  had  no 
notice  from  you  as  to  the  disposition  you  wish  made  of  the  tele- 
phone for  which  you  contracted.  In  order  to  save  you  from 
expense,  on  account  of  possible  injury  to  the  instrument,  I  will  have 
it  removed  at  once  and  bill  rendered  you  according  to  the  terms  of 
the  contract. 

Yours  truly, 

(79  words) 


TELEPHONE  INSTALLATION  CORRESPONDENCE.  107 


4. 
Dear  Sir: 

As  per  your  notice  of  the  !>th  inst.,  I  enclose  herewith  contract 
for  the  telephone  which  is  now  in  the  name  of  Graham  &  Johnson, 
to  be  located  at  1G4  South  Clinton  St.,  City.  Please  sign  the  con- 
tract, as  well  as  the  memo,  for  subscribers'  list,  and  return  to  me  at 
your  convenience,  and  I  shall  be  pleased  to  have  our  records  changed 
accordingly. 

Yours  truly, 

(70  words) 

5. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  been  requested  by  a  number  of  subscribers  for  tele- 
phones in  private  residences,  to  furnish  a  notice  which  may  be 
attached  to  their  telephones,  or  placed  near  it,  calling  attention  to 
the  fact  that  the  use  of  the  instrument  is  exclusively  for  the  use  of 
the  family  of  the  subscriber,  and  its  use  by  outsiders  or  others  is  a 
violation  of  the  contract.  So  many  of  these  requests  have  come 
in  that  we  have  printed  the  enclosed  notice  that  it  may  be  used  for 
that  purpose  if  you  desire,  and  which  you  can  place  upon  or  near 
your  telephone. 

We  wish  at  the  same  time  to  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  this 
unauthorized  use  of  a  private  telephone  impairs  and  interferes  with 
the  service  of  the  subscriber.  It  keeps  the  line  bus)r  when  it  may 
be  needed  for  the  subscriber's  calls.  Telephones  in  private  resi- 
dences are  now  rented  at  such  reasonable  rates  that  all  may  avail 
themselves  of  them.  In  the  north  office  district,  telephone  service 
in  a  private  residence  may  be  had  at  the  rate  of  5  cents  a  call,  and 
upon  a  guarantee  of  5  cents  a  day. 

This  ^tter  and  the  enclosed  notice  are  issued  for  the  benefit  of 
the  service,  in  which  we  trust  we  may  have  your  co-operation. 

Yours  truly, 

(219  words) 

6. 
Gentlemen: 

We  have  just  ordered  of  your  representative  a  telephone  to  be 
placed  in  our  office,  designated  as  "XX  No.  2,"  which  we  under- 
stand comes  to  us  free  from  any  charge  for  placing  in  or  taking 
away  from  the  office,  or  cost  of  the  'phone  itself. 


108 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


7  frequently 
undoubtedly 
disengaged 

appliances 

methods 

standardized 


_5^r. 


L-> 


V^  -V 


accommodation 
arrangements  y^—t 

accommodate       __U./.../ 


requirements 
installed 


3. 


auxiliary 
entrance 
facilities 

moderate 
endeavor 
remedy 

traffic 

obtained 

minimum 

available 
merits 


The  rental  guaranteed  for  same,  20c  per  day  for  three  hundred 
and  sixty-five  (3G5)  days  per  year,  or  a  net  cost  to  us  of  $73.00  for 
the  year,  giving  us  the  privilege  of  sending  1,460  messages  per 
annum. 

Is  the  above  correct? 

If  you  could  give  us  the  telephone  number  that  will  be  used, 
we  will  thank  you  for  it,  so  that  we  may  make  use  of  it  in  printed 
matter  and  the  directory. 

Yours  trulv, 

(127  words) 


Gentlemen: 

We  beg  to  call  your  attention  to  the  fact  that  your  telephone 
is  frequently  called  for  when  your  line  is  in  use.  You  are 
undoubtedly  aware  that  your  use  of  the  service  is  increasing.  At 
our  end  of  the  line  we  know  that  it  is  frequently  called  for  when  it 
is  in  use,  and  such  calls  are  delayed  or  lost  to  you  because  they 
may  not  be  repeated  when  you  are  disengaged. 

The  appliances  showing  that  the  telephone  is  busy  and  the 
methods  used  in  their  operation  are  now  so  standardized  that  it  is 
almost  impossible  to  report  a  line  busy  when  such  is  not  the  case. 
We  should  be  glad  to  have  you,  and  others  connected  with  your 
telephone  service,  call  at  any  of  our  operating  offices  to  investigate 
this  matter,  and  feel  certain  that  such  a  call  would  interest  you 
and  convince  you  of  the  above  facts. 

The  daily  number  of  telephone  calls  in  the  Chicago  Exchango 
has  increased  so  largely  that  many  lines  are  overloaded,  and  prob 
ably  your  line  is  busy  more  times  than  is  realized  by  those  who 
use  it.  A  large  number  of  our  subscribers  now  have  for  the  accom 
modation  of  their  business  two,  three  or  more  telephones,  and  soma 
of  the  largest  firms  have  more  than  100  telephones  each.     Verv 


TELEPHONE  INSTALLATION  CORRESPONDENCE.  109 


many  have  private  branch  exchanges,  with  trunk  lines  and  private 
Lperators  to  handle  their  calls.  Such  arrangements  are  not  needed 
by  all,  but  it  is  a  fact  that  one  telephone  line  will  not  accommodate 
ihe  requirements  of  a  large  business  handling  a  great  many  daily 
tails.  There  are  at  present  several  thousand  subscribers  who 
would  benefit  themselves  and  their  customers  by  providing  two  or 
more  telephones,  and  they  are  now  blocking  out  business  by  trying 
to  do  with  one  telephone  probably  ten  times  as  much  business  as 
was  accommodated  when  the  instrument  was  first  installed.   • 

To  accommodate  this  increased  service  we  are  now  offering  an 
auxiliary  long  distance  telephone  on  a  special  circuit,  operated  on 
the  measured  service  plan,  at  a  cost  of  $75  per  annum,  including 
the  privilege  of  sending  600  calls,  excess  calls  being  charged  for  at 
graded  rates.  Ingoing  calls  are  free.  This  telephone  may  be 
listed  with  the  subscriber's  present  number  and  used  entirely  for 
ingoing  business;  the  present  telephone  being  used  for  outgoing 
calls  or  for  ingoing  calls,  when  it  is  not  busy.  To  a  subscriber 
who  has  but  one  line,  this  arrangement  gives  two  doors  of  entrance 
by  telephone,  and  double  the  present  facilities  at  a  moderate  cost. 
It  is  in  the  interest  of  the  subscriber,  his  patrons,  and  of  good  tele- 
phone service. 

It  is  the  endeavor  of  the.  company  to  give  the  best  exchange 
service  in  Chicago  that  can  be  given  in  so  large  an  exchange.  It  is 
not  possible  to  handle  calls  numbering  frequently  100  or  more, 
daily,  on  one  telephone  and  make  the  service  satisfactory  to  a  sub- 
scriber or  his  patrons,  as  the  line  must  be  busy  many  times  when 
called  for.  The  remedy  is  to  provide  a  sufficient  number  of  tele- 
phones to  meet  the  demands  of  the  traffic,  and  they  may  be 
obtained  on  the  above  plan  at  a  minimum  cost. 

We  think  you  will  find  it  worth  your  while  to  investigate  this 
matter  of  your  telephone  service  and  telephone  traffic.  We  shall 
be  glad  to  furnish  any  available  information  at  our  end  of  the  line 
at  any  time,  and  to  have  an  agent  call  if  desired,  to  present  the 
merits  and  advantages  of  the  new  auxiliary  service  referred  to. 

Very  truly, 

(594  words) 


WHOLESALE   MILLINERY  BUSINESS. 


1  ostrich  •</]  6  wreaths 

2  leghorns                         /*     *  ^->  muslin 
4  mousseline        '- -r/^-  bridal 


2  leghorns  ^ I  ^     ■  ^  muslin  /{^  •->  V" 


1. 

Dear  Sirs: 

In  reply  to  yours  of  the  16th  inst.,  we  will  say  there  is  nothing 
we  want  in  the  ostrich  line  at  present.  We  will  see  you  when  in 
New  York  in  July. 

Yours  truly, 

(36  words) 

2. 
Gentlemen: 

Your  order  for  leghorns,  white  silk  and  flowers  is  received, 
but  too  late  to  be  shipped  with  your  other  goods,  as  they  were 
shipped  on  Wednesday  last. 

Yours  truly, 

(30  words) 

3. 
Dear  Sir: 

On  invoice  of  May  25,  five  cases  of  No.  1525  roses,  shipped  by 
you  on  the  12th,  by  fast  freight,  have  not  yet  reached  us.  Kindly 
send  tracer  from  your  end  and  we  shall  trace  from  here,  as  we  are 
very  much  in  need  of  the  goods  and  should  have  received  them  ere 
this. 

Yours  respectfully, 

(62  words) 

4. 
Gentlemen: 

Express  twenty-five  pieces  of  white  mousseline,  No.  160,  20c.  If 
you  have  not  this  in  stock,  give  us  a  quality  similar,  even  if  it  costs 
lc  more.     We  do  not  want  your  No.  962  under  any  consideration. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(49  words) 


WHOLESALE    MILLINERY    BUSINESS.  Ill 


5. 

Ladies: 

We  received  the  goods  returned  by  you,  but,  excepting  the 

No.  503,  %  dozen  hats,  amounting  to  $1.00,  we  will  not  accept  them. 

The  other  hats  we  have  returned.     Inasmuch  as  you  purchased 

these  on  bill  of  March  16,  they  have  been  out  entirely  too  long  for 

us  to  accept.  Respectfully  yours, 

(59  words) 

6. 
Dear  Sir: 

In  reply  to  yours  of  the  5th  inst.,  we  will  say  that  none  of  our 
confirmation  wreaths  have  any  wax  blossoms  in  them.  They  are 
all  made  of  muslin.  Our  bridal  wreaths  are  the  only  ones  that  are 
made  of  wax.  Should  you  desire  any  of  these,  we  shall  be  pleased 
to  receive  your  order.  Yours  truly, 

(59  words) 

7. 
Dear  Madam: 

Your  favor  of  recent  date  is  received.  We  herewith  enclose 
samples  of  silks,  satins,  velvets,  ribbons,  etc.,  and  trust  you  will 
find  among  them  many  that  you  can  use.  They  are  all  good 
values,  fresh,  this  season's  goods,  and  you  will  note  the  prices  at 
which  we  are  offering  them  are  such  that  you  cannot  afford  to 
ignore  them. 

We  also  enclose  samples  of  nets,  braids,  etc.,  which  are  being 
used  extensively  this  season  in  the  manufacture  of  fine  dress  hats, 
also  street  hats.  Some  of  this  braid  is  worth  up  to  twice  what  we 
are  now  asking  for  it,  and  it  is  all  a  bargain.  Thinking  that  you 
have  not  received  our  late  catalogue,  we  have  sent  you  one  under 
another  cover,  and  therein  you  will  find  many  wonderful  bargains. 

Hoping  you  will  favor  us  with  your  business,  we  are, 

Yours  very  truly, 

(146  words) 
8. 
Gentlemen: 

Your  favor  is  received,  and  goods  were  shipped  yesterday.  The 
hat  bags  we  did  not  send,  as  you  desired  them  printed,  and  we  have 
no  facilities  for  doing  this  kind  of  work.  You  could  get  this  done 
much  cheaper  at  the  house  where  you  buy  your  stationery,  and 
besides,  the  cost  ot  mailing  would  be  considerable. 

Hoping  you  will  find  the  other  goods  satisfactory,  and  that  we 
may  be  favored  with  your  further  orders,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

(79  words) 


112 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


9  trimmed 
assortment 
lOChantilly 

galloon 
13  millinery 
precaution 


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legitimate 
consumers 
14  velour 

measurement 

stretched 

explanation 


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9. 
Dear  Sir: 

Your  favor  of  the  11th  is  received.  In  reply,  we  should  state 
that  we  can  sell  you  a  line  of  ladies'  trimmed  hats  from  $4.50  to 
$6.00  per  dozen,  but  there  will  be  no  whites  in  the  assortment.  We 
can  also  give  you  untrimmed  shapes  from  $1.60  to  $2.00  per  dozen, 
no  whites,  and  in  flowers  we  can  give  you  the  best  jobs  you  have 
ever  seen.  These  are  all  extraordinary  values,  and  if  you  are 
interested  we  should  be  pleased  to  forward  you  samples.  At  the 
same  time  send  us  your  references,  and,  if  satisfactory,  we  will  for- 
ward goods,  the  same  to  be  paid  for  immediately  upon  receipt. 
Our  terms  are  spot  cash. 

Yours  truly, 

(126  wordsj 
10. 

Dear  Sir: 

On  your  invoice  of  the  6th,  No.  1566,  we  are  c'harged  with  360 

yards  white  Chantilly  galloon  7^c,  No.  60904.     Price  given  to  our 

Mr.  Logan  on  this  number  was  6c.     Will  you  please  look  into  this 

matter  and  send  us  credit  bill  for  same  as  soon  as  possible? 

Yours  truly, 

(68  words) 

11. 
Dear  Sir: 

Yours  of  the  3d  received,  and  filled  to  the  best  of  our  ability. 
We  regret  to  say  we  have  nothing  in  a  jet  crown  at  the  price  you 
state,  or,  in  fact,  none  at  any  price.  As  to  the  roses,  we  are  about 
sold  out,  and  are  unable  to  buy  any  in  the  city  at  the  price  you 
state.  We  have  sent  you  one  dozen  bunches  of  the  best  dark  roses 
we  have  in  the  house,  and  a  half  dozen  bunches  of  silk  and  velvet 
roses.  The  season  being  pretty  well  over,  our  stock  in  this  line  is 
very  small,  and  we  have  sent  you  the  best  goods  we  have. 

Trusting  this  will  be  satisfactory,  and  that  it  will  be  what  you 
want,  we  are, 

Yours  very  truly, 

(129  words) 


WHOLESALE    MILLINERY    BUSINESS.  113 


12. 
Dear  Madam: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  letter  of  the  3d,  requesting  two 
ladies'  white  leghorn  hats  and  two  ladies'  black  hats,  but  you 
neglected  to  mention  the  price  and  just  the  style  of  hat  you  wanted. 
We  have  mailed  you,  under  separate  cover,  our  latest  catalogue, 
and  would  ask  you  to  please  re-order. 

Yours  truly, 

(57  words) 
13. 

Dear  Madam: 

Your  favor  of  recent  date  is  before  us,  and  in  reply  to  the 

same  we  will  say  that  our  spring  catalogue  is  not  yet  ready  for 

distribution.     We  hope,  however,  to  have  it  ready  for  the  mails  by 

the  5th  of  February.     On  investigation,  we  do  not  find  your  name 

given  in  either  of  the  mercantile  reports,  and,  consequently,  do  not 

know  whether  you  are  in  the  millinery  business  or  not.     If  you  will 

kindly  write  us,  stating  whether  or  not  you  carry  a  line  of  these 

goods  for  the  trade,  we  shall,  upon  favorable  reply,  be  pleased  to 

mail  you  this  catalogue.     We  think  this  precaution  is  necessary  to 

protect  all  legitimate  dealers  whose  business  we  solicit.     We  should 

also  call  your  attention  to  the  fact  that  we  do  not  sell  goods  to  the 

consumer  direct,  but  deal  exclusively  with  the  trade. 

Yours  truly, 

(147  words) 

14. 
Dear  Madam: 

Replying  to  yours  of  the  6th  inst.,  the  velour  which  you  report 
short  in  measurement  is  measured  stretched,  same  as  it  was  before 
being  plaited.  This,  undoubtedly,  accounts  for  the  shortage  which 
seemingly  occurs  in  the  goods  which  you  have  received.  We  think 
if  you  remeasure  them  you  will  find  we  are  correct  in  our  explana- 
tion of  the  same. 

Yours  respectfully, 
►  (63  words) 

15. 
Dear  Friends: 

We  have  your  favor  of  recent  date,  and  send  you  description 
of  one  of  our  lots,  "No.  A.  B.  F."     We  trust  you  will  find  it  neces- 
sary in  your  business  and  place  an  order  with  us. 
8  Graham 


114  DICTATI6N   studies. 


We  have  on  hand  750  dozen  bunches  of  American  Beauty 
roses.  They  come  in  two,  three,  and  six  roses  to  the  bunch, 
bunches  that  never  sold  for  less  than  $6.00,  and  some  even  as  high 
as  $10.50  a  dozen.  They  are  just  what  you  need  for  trimming  leg- 
horns, and  you  cannot  afford  to  miss  this  rare  opportunity  to  buy 
very  fine  imported  roses  at  less  than  half  price.  We  offer  one 
dozen  of  these  large  bunches,  assorted,  in  pink,  jack,  white,  and  tea 
at  the  extremely  low  price  of  $3.95.  We  do  not  sell  less  than  one 
dozen.  '  This  is  a  very  fine  lot  and  must  go  regardless  of  cost. 
You,  no  doubt,  will  see  that  you  cannot  be  without  it,  and  we  hope 
to  have  your  order  on  one  or  more  lots. 

Yours  truly, 

(184  words) 


GENERAL    EXERCISE. 


Write  a  letter  acknowledging  receipt  of  an  order  for  goods. 
State  that  the  same  will  have  prompt  attention. 


Write  in  shorthand,  and  practice  on  same  until  each  name  can 
be  written  very  rapidly:  Charles  Brown,  Henry)  Smith,  Walter 
Thomas,  William  Parker,  Allen  C.  Anderson,  F.  C.  Foster,  W.  G. 
Green,  Mary  B.  King,  Mabel  White,  Louis  Sullivan,  Anna  Davidson, 
Samuel  Adams,  Alfred  Baker,  George  Williams,  Leonard  Jacobs, 
Perry  Cooper,  Thomas,  Gibson  &  Company,  Brown  Brothers  &  Co., 
Messrs.  Marshall  &  Hawkins,  Columbia  Electric  Light  Co.,  Jones, 
White  &  Co.,  Mathews,  Jackson  &  Co.,  Messrs.  Wheeler, 
Keith  &  Co. 


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TRANSCRIBE. 


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1  Winnebago 
antique 
folded 

2  violette 
princess 
anxiously 

arrival 
4  manila 
excellent 


^     % 


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5  duplex 

automatic 
7  folio 

linen 

peerless 

cardboard 

regular 
bristol 
indicated 


1. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  your  order  for  2  reams  8-lb,  ruled  letter-heads,  Win- 
nebago, Antique,  at  10c  per  lb;  also,  10  reams  6-tt>,  legal  folded  note, 
at  lie  per  ]1>.     These  goods  will  go  forward  at  once. 
Thanking  you,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 


(50  words) 


•1. 


Gentlemen: 

On  the  10th  inst.  we  placed  an  order  with  you  for  two  reams, 
19x24,  100-rb  Violette  Princess  Blotting  Paper,  and  have  your 
acknowledgment  of  the  order,  saying  that  it  would  be  shipped 
promptly.  It  is  now  the  18th,  and  we  are  still  anxiously  awaiting 
the  arrival  of  the  paper. 

Please  give  this  matter  your  immediate  attention,  and  if  it  was 
shipped  promptly  upon  receipt  of  order,  will  you  not  start  a  tracer 
after  it  and  get  it  to  us  just  as  soon  as  possible? 

Yours  truly, 

(95  words) 
3. 

Dear  Sir: 

We  have  your  order  for  one  roll  40-inch  (basis  24x36,  25-lb), 
folded  Russian  Fibre  Wrapping  Paper.  This  will  be  shipped  at 
once.  y 

Thanking  you  for  the  order,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

(41  words) 
4. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  are  shipping  you  to-day,  as  per  your  order  of  the  16th,  five 
bundles,  21x26,  No.  150,  Manila,  double-lined,  Straw  Board.  We  are 


WHOLESALE   PAPER   BUSINESS.  117 


certain  you  will  find  this  an  excellent  quality  of  board,  and  we  shall 
be  pleased  to  receive  your  future  orders  for  it. 
Thanking  you,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

(61  words) 

5. 
Dear  Sir: 

Your  letter  of  the  9th,  asking  for  quotations  on  paper  bags,  is 
received.     In  reply  we  are  pleased  to  quote  you  as  follows: 

No.  4  Chicago  Red  Sugar  Bags,  at  3>^c  per  lb. 

No.  4  Red  Duplex,  at  3c  per  lb. 

3-lb  Acme,  Automatic  Self  Opening  Bags,  $2.50  per  thousand. 
The  above  prices  are  subject  to  a  discount  of  50  and  10$. 

Thanking  you  for  the  opportunity  of  quoting  you  prices  on  this 

stock,  and  hoping  that  we  shall  have  the  pleasure  of  filling  an 

order  for  you  in  the  near  future,  we  beg  to  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(110  words) 

6. 
Gentlemen: 

Yours  of  the  10th,  enclosing  sample  of  Dry  Proofing  Paper,  is 
received.  I  have  used  the  sample  with  most  excellent  results,  and 
desire  to  put  in  a  stock  of  the  same.  Please  ship  at  once,  2  reams 
No.  1,  25x40,  Dry  Proofing  Paper  as  per  sample  enclosed  herewith. 

Yours  truly, 

(56  words) 

7. 
Gentlemen: 

Please  book  our  order  for  the  following,  to  be  shipped  Septem- 
ber 1: 

10  reams  36-lb  D.  Cap  Ledger  Paper,  at  12c  per  lb. 

5  reams  24-lb  folio,  high  finish,  Winnebago  Linen,  at  16c  per  lb. 

4  reams  20-lb  folio,   pure  linen,   cream  laid,   plate  finish,   at 

13c  per  lb. 
2  reams  32-tb  24x34  globe  map  bond,  at  10c  per  lb. 
500  sheets  14x17,  10  ply,  peerless,  plain  cardboard,  at  $1.50  per 

hundred  sheets. 
500  sheets,  tough  check,  regular  size  pink  cardboard,  at  $2.00 

per  hundred  sheets. 
200  sheets  4  ply  cream  pasted,  Bristol  cardboard,  at  $4.50  per 

hundred  sheets. 
Trusting  that  this  order  will  have  your  usual  careful  attention, 
and  be  shipped  promptly  on  date  indicated,  I  am, 

Yours  truly, 
.  .  (155  words) 


118 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


8  assorted 
colored 
chocolate 

9  bargain 
ivory 
cornered 

translucent 

alabaster 

beveled 


I 


I 


weddine 

attractive 

figure 

10  envelopes 
canary 

11  decided 


enameled 
v  12  morocco 

/^\^. *--  delayed 


*> 


8. 
Gentlemen: 

Please  quote  me  your  best  price  on  500  sheets  of  assorted  col- 
ored paper,  8x11  inches,  coated  one  side,  colors  to  be  black,  green, 
blue,  red  and  chocolate.  This  paper  is  to  be  used  with  white  or 
gold  ink,  and  must  have  a  good  writing  surface.  Thanking  you  for 
an  early  reply,  I  am, 

Yours  truly, 

(60  words) 

9. 
Gentlemen: 

I  am  just  in  receipt  of  your  special  bargain  catalogue,  and 
should  like  to  have  you  quote  me  your  best  figure  on  the  entire  lot 
of  cut  cards,  f.  o.  b.  Racine,  Wisconsin.  I  note  that  you  quote 
all  of  these  goods  subject  to  previous  sale.  The  lot  to  which  I 
refer  is  as  follows: 

25,000  No.  48,  6  Ply,  White  Ivory,  Round  Cornered  Cards. 
12,000  No.  50,  Assorted  Heavy  Translucent,  Round  Cornered 

Cards. 
10,000  2x4,  4  Ply  Alabaster,  coated  one  side,  Square  Cornered 

Cards. 
2,000  2^x3  #  Beveled  Edge,  Wedding  Bristol  Cards. 
If  you  can  make  these  at  an  attractive  figure,  I  will  take  the 
entire  lot. 

Yours  truly, 

(125  words) 


10. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  your  esteemed  favor  of  the  3d,  enclosing  order  for 
20,000  No.  123,  6%  XX  White  Wove  Envelopes. 
5,000  No.  501,  6X  XX  Canary  Laid  Envelopes. 
These  goods  will  be  shipped  promptly  as  per  your  instructions. 
As  to  discount,  we  will  allow  you  our  regular  50  and  b%  on  this 


WHOLESALE   PAPER   BUSINESS.  110 


order.    Trusting  that  this  will  be  entirely  satisfactory,  and  thank- 
ing you  for  the  favor,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

(85  words) 

11. 

Gentlemen: 

Yours  of  recent  date,  quoting  prices  on  book  paper,  was  duly 
received.  We  have  decided  to  place  a  small  order  with  you  and 
trust  it  will  have  your  prompt  attention. 

Please  ship  by  freight  the  following: 

5  reams,  24x40,  96-lb  White  Enameled  Book,  coated  on  one 
side. 

5  reams,  32x44,  140-lb  No.  1  Cream  Enameled  Book. 

6  reams,  32x44,  70-lb  White,  No.  1,  M.  F.  Book,  Mill  3. 
Trusting  that  we  shall  be  in  receipt  of  these  goods  at  an  early 

date,  we  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(106  words) 

12. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  are  just  in  receipt  of  your  letter  of  the  6th  containing  order 
for  envelopes.  In  reply,  we  beg  to  say  that  the  5,000  No.  504,  §% 
XX  Light  Blue  Laid  Envelopes,  and  500  8  lb,  No.  5,  Cream  Morocco 
Wedding  Envelopes,  we  will  ship  to  you  at  once;  but  the  balance  of 
your  order  will  be  delayed  for  a  few  days — not  to  exceed  a  week — 
awaiting  shipment  from  the  mill,  which  we  are  expecting  daily. 

Thanking  you  for  the  order,  and   assuring  you  of  our  best 

efforts  to  get  all  of  this  shipment  to  you  as  promptly  as  possible, 

we  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

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Your  letter  of  the  24th  is  to  hand.     In  reply  we  shall  say  that 

we  are  mailing  you,  under  separate  cover,  our  catalogue,  showing 

prices  and  discounts  we  make  to  the  trade.     We  shall  be  pleased 

to  receive  your  orders  for  anything  in  our  line. 

Thanking  you  in  advance  for  any  orders  with  which  you  may 

favor  us,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

(65  words) 


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14. 
Gentlemen: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  letter  of  this  morning,  and  take 
pleasure  in  quoting  you  typewriting  paper,  put  up  in  ream  boxes,  at 
the  following  prices: 

8x13  Heavy  Red  Cross  Linen,  60c  per  ream. 

8x13  Extra  Thin  Linen  Wove,  65c  per  ream. 
All  f.  o.  b.  cars  Chicago.     Samples  of  each  grade  of  paper  enclosed 
herewith. 

Thanking  you  for  the  inquiry,  and  hoping  that  we  shall  have 
the  pleasure  of  filling  an  order  for  you  in  the  near  future,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

(93  words) 


GENERAL    EXERCISE. 

What  will  22,450  envelopes  cost  at  $1.37#  per  M? 

How  many  dozen  sheets  of  paper  in  80  quires? 

The  following  bill  has  been  returned  for  correction.     Please 
correct  at  once: 

2%2  gross  No.  87  cork  holders  at  $4.65  per  gross $12.82 

5%  doz.  automatic  pens  at  $10.00  per  gross 3.97 

5  gross  Spencerian  writing  pens  No.  305  at  65c  per  gross 3.40 

Total $20.19 

Write  a  letter  to  accompany  corrected  bill. 


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1. 
Gentlemen: 

It  is  several  weeks  since  we  wrote  you  about  some  printing  you 
intended  to  get  out.  Since  then,  in  looking  over  our  records  (which 
is  our  usual  custom),  we  fail  to  find  an  order  from  you. 

We  write  this  letter  to  ascertain,  if  possible,  the  reason.  If 
there  is  anything  in  our  way  of  doing  business  that  causes  your 
hesitancy  in  ordering,  we  should  like  to  have  you  be  frank  with  us, 
and  allow  us  to  explain  all  doubts  to  your  satisfaction. 

We  want  you  to  remember  that  we  are  anxious  for  your  print- 
ing patronage,  no  matter  how  much  or  how  little  you  may  need.  It 
is  not  one  order  we  desire  from  you,  but  should  like  you  as  one  of 
our  pleased  customers,  and  hope  to  obtain  your  patronage  by  our 
good  work  at  money-saving  prices. 

If  it   is  convenient,  kindly  inform  us  on  the  enclosed  postal 

card  if  there  is  anything  further  we  can  do  to  obtain  your  order, 

or  tell  us  why  we  were  not  favored  with  the  same. 

Very  respectfully, 

(176  words) 

2. 
Gentlemen: 

We  wish  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  esteemed  favor  of 
recent  date,  and,  complying  therewith,  we  take  pleasure  in  sending 
you  the  enclosed  samples  and  prices.  We  sincerely  trust  that  they 
will  answer  your  requirements  and  enable  you  to  make  a  suitable 
selection,  assuring  you  that  your  kind  commands  will  receive  our 
prompt  and  careful  attention. 


PRINTING    AND    PUBLISHING    BUSINESS.  123 


It  may  be  possible,  however,  that  you  will  not  find  among  the 
samples  sent  one  that  exactly  pleases  you.  Should  such  be  the 
case,  we  will  gladly  send  others,  if  you  write  us,  stating  explicitly 
what  you  wish. 

We  desire  your  trade,  at  least  a  share  of  it,  and  if  good,  reli- 
able, up-to-date  printing,  at  extremely  low  prices,  will  gain  it,  we 
feel  certain  soon  to  have  your  name  enrolled  on  our  large  and 
rapidly  increasing  list  of  satisfied  customers. 

Hoping  to  be  favored  shortly  with  an  order  from  you,  however 
small,  and  assuring  you  that  we  shall  do  everything  we  possibly 
can  to  make  your  dealings  with  us  pleasant  and  satisfactory  to 
you,  we  are, 

Very  respectfully, 

(174  words) 

3. 

Gentlemen: 

Some  days  ago,  in  response  to  your  request,  we  sent  you  some 
samples  and  prices  of  our  printing.  We  have  not  yet  received  your 
order,  as  we  confidently  expected. 

The  prices  for  our  goods  are  just  as  low  as  is  consistent  with 
good  work.  Their  value  for  the  money  is  unequaled,  and,  because 
of  this,  we  cannot  account  for  our  failure  to  hear  from  you.  If 
there  is  any  further  information  you  desire,  we  shall  be  pleased  to 
enlighten  you  on  any  point  whatever. 

Hoping  to  be  favored  with  an  encouraging  reply,  or  order,  we 
remain, 

Very  respectfully, 

(99  words) 

4. 
Gentlemen: 

We  enclose  herewith  a  sample  of  our  6>£  white  envelope, 
especially  gummed  and  extra  strong.  Our  trade  has  been  the  man- 
ufacturing of  envelopes  for  the  large  consumer  and  we  sell  only  in 
large  lots.  We  have  just  added  new  and  improved  machinery  for 
the  rapid  manufacture  and  printing  of  envelopes,  which  enables  us 
to  sell  them  in  lots  of  5,000  and  10,000  at  the  same  price  as  hereto- 
fore for  large  quantities.  We  offer  you  the  enclosed  envelope,  printed 
in  black  ink,  in  5,000  or  10,000  lots,  at  $1.25  per  M.,  delivered  any- 
where in  the  United  States.    We  guarantee  the  manufacture  and 


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printing  to  be  the  very  best.  A  comparison  of  this  envelope  with 
the  one  you  are  now  using  will  show  a  saving  to  you  of  33>^  to  50 
per  cent. 

Hoping  to  hear  from  you  with  a  trial  order,  we  remain, 

Yours  very  truly, 


(156  words) 


5. 


Gentlemen: 

We  have  this  day  shipped  your  goods  by  United  States 
Express.  We  hope  they  will  reach  you  in  good  order  and  prove 
satisfactory.  We  have  endeavored  to  please  you  in  every  respect, 
and  solicit  your  future  patronage. 

If  you  should  find  it  convenient,  we  would  suggest  that  you 
mention  our  firm  to  some  of  your  business  friends,  as  we  believe  it 
would  be  to  their  advantage  to  have  their  work  done  in  a  metropol- 
itan printing  office. 

If  you  refer  any  one  in  need  of  our  services  to  us,  and  we 
obtain  their  order,  we  will  give  you  a  commission  of  5  per  cent  in 
cash,  or  credit  you  on  our  book  for  a  like  amount,  to  be  applied  on 
any  printing  order  you  may  desire.  You  may  thereby  receive  your 
own  work  free  of  charge,  and  do  a  favor  to  your  friends. 

Very  respectfully, 


(147  words) 


6. 


Gentlemen: 

Owing  to  an  unusual  rush  of  business,  we  are  somewhat  behind 
in  our  work,  and  your  order  has  been  delayed  in  shipment.  We 
will,  however,  send  the  goods  in  a  few  days. 


PRINTING    AND    PUBLISHING    BUSINESS.  125 


We  have  just  completed  the  press  work  on  the  five  thousand 
envelopes  which  you  ordered  by  wire,  and  which  were  to  be  shipped 
with  the  balance  of  the  order  when  finished.  If  you  are  in  especial 
need  of  these,  we  can  ship  them  separately,  and  will  do  so  upon 
receipt  of  instructions  from  you  to  that  effect.  Otherwise,  we  will 
hold  until  balance  of  the  order  is  ready,  and  make  shipment  com- 
plete as  soon  as  possible. 

We  pride  ourselves  in  being  one  of  the  few  printing  houses  that 
don't  know  dull  seasons.  We  are  working  every  branch  of  our 
business  to  its  full  capacity  every  day,  and  often  nights,  which  is 
one  of  the  reasons  for  our  low  prices. 

Assuring  you  that  your  order  will  receive  prompt  attention, 
and  appreciating  your  patronage,  we  are, 

Very  respectfully,  (169  words) 

Gentlemen: 

We  take  pleasure  in  calling  your  attention  to  our  new  work, 
entitled  "Story  of  Our  Nation,"  by  Ella  Hines  Stratton,  the  well 
known  authoress.  This  charming  volume  will  have  an  immense 
sale,  for  it  is  an  entirely  new  work,  very  attractive  and  valuable. 

We  mail  you  a  canvassing  book  so  that  you  can  see  what  a 
superb  work  we  are  offering  you.  Please  examine  it  carefully  and 
you  will  then  be  convinced  that  this  is  one  of  the  most  unique  and 
fastest  selling  books  ever  published. 

We  call  especial  attention  to  the  style  in  which  this  charming 
history  of  our  country  is  written.  The  story  is  narrated  by  conver- 
sations, including  questions  and  answers.  A  highly  educated 
matron  gathers  a  group  of  young  persons  about  her,  and  with 
admirable  tact,  pleasant  stories  and  a  strict  adherence  to  historic 
facts,  tells  them  the  history  of  our  great  country  from  the  discovery 
of  America  by  Columbus  down  to  the  present  time. 

This  very  attractive  and  valuable  work  is  printed  on  fine  calen- 
dered paper.  It  contains  more  than  500  large  octavo  pages,  and 
is  beautifully  illustrated  with  several  hundred  magnificent  litho- 
graphed plates  and  superb  phototype  engravings. 

We  will  print  1,000  sets  of  circulars,  containing  your  name  and 
address,  free  of  charge,  on  receipt  of  your  order  for  25  books. 
Additional  circulars  will  cost  you  one  dollar  per  thousand  for  the 
large  descriptive,  and  fifty  cents  per  thousand  for  the  small  circu- 
lars. 

We  await  your  order  for  books  and  circulars,  and  remain, 

Very  truly  yours,  (223  words) 


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Gentlemen: 

We  enclose  circular  of  a  new  book  which  we  are  just  publish- 
ing, and  which  we  would  like  to  have  you  handle.  The  prospectus 
is  now  ready  and  we  shall  have  complete  books  in  two  weeks. 

The  interest  in  naval  matters,  growing  out  of  the  Schley- 
Sampson  controversy  makes  this  a  very  timely  book.  It  includes 
complete  biographies  of  our  naval  heroes  from  Admiral  Schley  back 
to  John  Paul  Jones,  as  well  as  a  vivid  account  of  every  important 
naval  battle  in  which  American  ships  have  been  engaged.  There 
are  also  chapters  on  Feats  of  Heroism,  the  New  Navy,  etc. 

The  book  contains  nearly  700  pages  and  100  very  attractive 
illustrations,  mostly  half-tones.  We  shall  be  pleased  to  send  you  a 
sample  prospectus  if  you  are  interested. 

There  is  no  competition  on  this  book  and  it  is  bound  to  have 
an  enormous  sale.  We  will  furnish  circulars  printed  in  two  colors, 
with  your  imprint,  at  $2.25  per  1,000;  prospectuses  at  $17.50  per  100; 
complete  books  at  75  per  cent  discount  from  retail  prices. 

Hoping  to  hear  from  you  favorably,  we  are, 

Yours  very  truly, 

(193  words) 


9. 
Gentlemen: 

Your  favor  of  the  4th  of  this  month  enclosing  $3.00,  is  at  hand. 
In  compliance  with  your  request  we  are  to-day  shipping  copy  of  the 
White  House  Cook  Book,  Encyclopedia  and  Dictionary  to  the  two 
addresses  given. 

Thanking  you  for  the  order,  we  are, 

Very  truly  yours, 

(46  words) 


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10. 

To  the  Agent: 

We  are  sending  you  herewith  a  picture  and  description  of  our 
fine  Morocco  bound,  gold  edged  edition,  of  the  "Authentic  Life  of 
William  McKinley."  The  paper  on  which  it  is  printed  is  exactly 
the  same  size  as  a  leaf  of  your  book. 

Paste  it,  using  mucilage  on  the  edge,  in  the  front  of  your  pros- 
pectus, and  always  show  and  try  to  sell  this  style  of  binding.  It  is 
really  the  cheapest — because  it  is  so  durable — and  it  is  the  book 
you  should  always  sell  to  those  who  wish  to  use  it  as  a  present. 

So  many  people  have  called  for  a  fine  Morocco  bound,  gold 
edged  book,  that  we  have  made  this.  It  costs  us  more  than  twice 
as  much  to  make  as  the  cloth  style,  hence,  it  is  proportionately 
cheaper  than  the  cloth  book.  Still  you  make  more  than  twice  as 
much  money  on  every  one  of  the  Morocco  books  as  you  make  on 
the  cloth  binding.     Is  not  that  worth  a  special  effort? 

We  shall  certainly  hope  that  you  will  sell  a  large  proportion  of 
this  Morocco  binding  in  the  future.  You  may  also  be  able  to  get 
many,  who  have  heretofore  subscribed  for  the  cheaper  style,  to  take 
this.     Do  so  wherever  you  can. 

Always  read  or  talk  the  arguments  on  the  back  of  the  picture 
to  your  customer.  Begin  by  showing  this  best  binding  first,  and 
come  down  to  the  cheaper  bindings  only  when  you  cannot  get  an 
order  for  the  best. 

Your  friends, 

(251  words) 


11. 

Gentlemen: 

It  will  now~pay  you  to  circularize  extensively  for  agents  on 
"The  Martinique  Horror  and  St.  Vincent  Calamity."  We  are  well 
aware  that  publishers  who  mailed  out  postal  cards  and  circulars  a 
few  da}-s  after  this  terrible  calamity,  did  not  get  as  many  agents  as 
they  expected. 

This  was  due  to  the  fact  that  at  the  time  publishers  sent  out 
their  circular  matter,  the  people  throughout  the  country  had  heard 
but  little  about  the  terrible  volcanic  eruptions  in  Martinique  and 
St.  Vincent.  Men  are  now  talking  about  these  fearful  devastations, 
and  now  is  the  time  to  secure  agents  for  this  very  attractive  and 
fast  selling  book. 


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We  have  gone  to  the  expense  of  making  a  larger  and  more 
attractive  circular,  showing  the  desolation  caused  by  this  horrible 
calamity.  The  eruptions  have  continued,  and  now  everybody 
realizes  what  an  overwhelming  horror  has  overtaken  the  people  of 
these  ill-fated  islands. 

The  fact  that  our  author,  who  is  a  member  of  the  Geographic 
Society  of  the  United  States,  is  writing  from  personal  observation, 
gives  us  a  great  advantage  over  all  other  manufacturers.  The  peo- 
ple want  the  true  story  of  these  appalling  catastrophes  from  an 
eye-witness — they  are  not  satisfied  with  the  conflicting  and  unreli- 
able newspaper  accounts  that  other  publishers  are  copying  in  mak- 
ing their  books. 

Many  publishers  who  began  selling  inferior  books  are  now 
ordering  prospectuses  of  us,  and  they  will  push  the  sale  of  our  work 
and  deliver  our  books  to  all  their  customers.  We  made  no  mistake 
when  we  sent  our  author  to  Martinique,  for  doing  this  has  given  us 
a  great  advantage  over  our  competitors  who  would  not  spend  money 
to  secure  the  best  authorship. 

We  have  just  added  a  large  number  of  new  illustrations  to  our 
book  and  can  fill  orders  for  prospectus  books  at  an  hour's  notice. 

Send  us  your  order  for  50  prospectus  books  for  "Martinique 
Horror  and  St.  Vincent  Calamity,"  which  will  only  cost  you  $5.00, 
and  if  your  agents  cannot  sell  our  book  twice  as  fast  as  any  other 
similar  book,  then  we  will  cancel  the  charge  for  these  prospectuses. 

This  great  work  not  only  contains  a  complete  and  authentic 
account  of  the  recent  terrible  calamities,  but  it  also  contains  an 
account  of  the  destruction  of  Pompeii  and  Herculaneum  in  the 
year  79  A.  D.  and  accounts  of  all  the  most  noted  Volcanic  Erup- 
tions. If  you  want  to  make  money  fast,  push  the  sale  of  our  great 
work,  which  is  selling  twice  as  fast  as  any  other  History  of  Vol- 
canic Eruptions. 

We  await  your  order  for  canvassing  books  and  circulars,  and 
remain, 

Very  truly  yours, 

(430  words) 


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Dear  Sir: 

Just  a  line  to  remind  you  of  your  contemplated  call  at  this 
office  to  talk  over  matters  pertaining  to  your  policy  No.  321400, 
which  is  to  mature  at  an  early  date. 

We  trust  you  will  find  it  convenient  to  call  soon  and  will  ask 
that  you  telephone  in  advance,  if  possible,  stating  about  what  day 
and  hour  it  will  be  convenient,  that  our  Mr.  James,  who  has  this 
matter  in  charge,  may  be  present  to  meet  you. 

Yours  truly, 

(86  words) 


2. 
Dear  Sir: 

The  Company  has  issued  policy  No.  217559  upon  your  life, 
amount  being  $5,000,  plan  30  year  endowment,  annual  premium, 
$204.35.  We  inclose  this  policy  herewith  together  with  Company's 
receipt  for  this  first  annual  premium,  the  same  having  been 
deducted  from  the  discount  value  of  your  old  policy  No.  157013,  net 
check  for  which  discount  was  sent  you  on  the  5th  ult. 

Thanking  you  for  this  favor,  and  with  kind  regards,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

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3. 

Dear  Sir: 

Your  favor  of  17th  inst.  is  at  hand  and  noted. 

If  your  policy  No.  146221  were  to  be  made  Paid  Up  in  five 
annual  payments,  more  or  less,  the  character  of  the  policy  would 
not  be  changed  thereby,  excepting  that  after  the  final  payment  had 
been  made  it  would  remain  upon  our  books  fully  paid,  and  payable 
to  your  family  or  estate  upon  your  death.  As  regards  dividends 
thereon,  they  would  naturally  be  much  smaller  than  the  dividends 
paid  at  the  present  time,  as  the  policy  would  be  deprived  thereafter 
of  that  principal  source  of  dividend— excess  premiums.  Your  con- 
tract contains  no  guarantees  as  to  Paid  Up  insurance,  and  in  this 
respect  in  its  Paid  Up  condition,  the  contract  would  differ  in  no 
wise  from  the  policy  as  it  stands  at  the  present  time. 

Yours  truly, 

(143  words) 


4. 

Gentlemen: 

Your  letter  of  28th  inst.,  regarding  payment  of  claim  under 
policy  No.  236425  on  the  life  of  James  Roe,  is  to  hand. 

The  Company  says  it  will,  immediately  upon  receipt  of  policy 
receipted  by  Mary  Roe,  send  check  for  $1,004.26  in  settlement  of 
the  claim.  All  the  dividends,  except  the  one  which  has  been  placed 
to  the  credit  of  the  policy  as  additional  insurance,  have  been  used. 
Send  us  the  policy  so  receipted,  and  we  shall  receipt  you  for  it  and 
forward  at  once  for  payment  of  claim. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(100  words) 


5. 

Dear  Sir: 

We  believe  that  we  have  not  been  favored  with  a  letter  from 
you  since  we  paid  claim  upon  the  life  of  your  father,  60  days  since. 
We  had  hoped  that  the  way  might  open  for  you  to  favor  us  with 
your  application,  and  that  we  might  be  privileged  to  issue  a  policy 
on  your  life  to  take  the  place  of  that  which  had  gone  off  our  books 
through  the  death  of  your  father. 


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reliance  ^,                             permitted 

society  <~^^       J  6  current 

tested  > p —       abandoned 

wanting  correspondence 

illustrate  c-'        /**)    \              start 

benefits  -- <- -v— \$  7  forwarded 

methods  p          increased 

invariably  . v — \      *        \  cancelled 

stability  .__>..  _vr.\.  .\—       balances 

ultimately  8  notice 

resulted  ^         /"       P          records 

existence  _£-/.__  si\ i...       nearest 

esteem  ^-                birthday 

intimately  ) — s      ^—/                    within 

connected  •— ..       exchangeable 

associations  furnishes 

enroll  \               y      t\           protection 

membership  _h,_  _>r%/ Ni.       higher 


We  recall  that  you  have  been  placing  a  great  deal  of  reliance 
on  Society  Insurance,  and  wish  to  say  to  you  now,  as  we  have  in 
time  past,  that  that  form  of  so-called  insurance  has  been  tested  and 
found  wanting.  It  has  been  offered  every  opportunity  to  illustrate 
the  benefits  of  its  particular  methods,  but  they  have  invariably 
been  shown  to  lack  stability,  and  loss  has  ultimately  resulted  in 
all  cases.  With  many  of  those  still  in  existence  and  which  have 
stood  very  high  in  public  esteem  in  times  past,  the  end  is  in  sight, 
and  to  none  more  clearly  than  to  those  intimately  connected  with 
such  associations. 

It  would  give  us  great  pleasure  to  enroll  you  in  our  member- 
ship, and  we  trust  that  we  shall  be  permitted  so  to  do  in  the  near 
future. 

Yours  truly, 

(214  words) 


6. 

Dear  Sir: 

A  few  days  since  we  received  the  Bankers'  National  current 
premium  on  your  policy  No.  237057.  Does  this  mean  that  you  have 
abandoned  all  idea  of  discounting  the  policy  and  getting  your 
money  thereon  at  this  time?  It  should  not  be  necessary  for  us  to 
assure  you  that  the  statements  contained  in  our  letter  are  to  be 
relied  upon,  and  that  if  you  desire  to  discount  this  policy  at  this 
time,  the  same  can  be  done  under  the  conditions  as  set  forth  in  our 
correspondence. 


LIFE    INSURANCE    BUSINESS.  133 


Your  policy  will  so  soon  mature  by  its  terms  in  any  event,  that 
we  believe  your  interest  lies  along  the  line  of  early  action  upon 
insurance  to  replace  it.  Insurance  is  to  be  had  at  lower  cost  now 
than  will  be  the  case  when  this  contract  matures,  so  that  whether 
you  discount  this  policy  or  not,  we  know  it  will  be  dollars  in  your 
pocket  to  start  a  new  con  it  act  without  further  delay.  We  shall  be 
pleased  to  hear  further  from  you  at  an  early  date,  and  trust  that 
you  will  not  close  a  deal  for  discounting  the  policy  referred  to, 
without  first  favoring  us  with  your  decision  in  the  matter.  We  also 
trust  that  upon  receipt  of  this  you  will  conclude  to  make  application 
for  a  new  policy  to  start  at  once,  and  beg  to  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(232  words) 


7. 

Dear  Sir: 

We  forwarded  your  note  for  $1,600,  for  increased  loan  on  your 
policy  No.  198536,  to  company. 

Inclosed  find  your  note,  $1,100,  cancelled,  receipt  for  $115,  in- 
terest on  the  new  note  for  one  year,  and  company's  check  for  $10. 
The  premium  for  the  current  year  on  the  above  policy  has  also 
been  deducted,  which  balances  the  account. 

Very  truly, 

(74  words) 


8. 

Dear  Sir: 

We  notice  by  our  records  that  your  rate  changes  on  June  2, 
as  in  life  insurance  we  always  figure  a  man's  age  to  his  nearest 
birthday.  If  you  can  get  your  application  in  within  the  next  few 
days,  we  could  date  your  policy  back  so  as  to  get  you  in  at  age  43. 
As  this  would  save  you  considerable  in  gross  premiums,  we  believe 
it  to  be  to  your  interest  to  do  so. 

Regarding  our  Exchangeable  Term  and  Investment  policy, 
would  say  that  the  great  advantage  of  this  form  of  policy  lies  in 
the  fact  that  it  furnishes  immediate  protection  at  a  very  low  rate, 
with  the  privilege  of  changing  to  a  higher  form  within  five  years. 
Thus,  if  a  man  feels  the  need  of  immediate  protection  for  his 
family,  and  is  not  in  a  position  to  pay  the  premium  on  a  high  class 
policy  he  can  take  an  E.  T.  &  I.  policy  and  in  five  years  or  less 


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straight  assignee 

secure  release 

attained  .." ... J--      assignment 

carried  sister 

short  0        Ko          beneficiary 

features  — *r disappeared 

outlined  surrendered 

worthy  st       /            nonpayment 

circular  _J c/A.e appreciated 

9  realizing  p.                              mutual 

involved  C^    '     \_    /]    12  professional 

10  search  <k.L^      comprehensive 

returned  fulfills 

postmaster  \                y->         accomplish 

relative  _~\S1 .  _Y33 .  (-<--..      unlike 

communication  ^v              stipulated 

thereunder  _v— <rr-ri Ls operation 


L  ^  X 


change  the  policy  to  the  Straight  Life,  Limited  Life,  or  Endow- 
ment forms,  and  secure  those  forms  at  a  much  less  premium  than 
one  of  his  attained  age  who  had  not  carried  the  short  term  policy. 
We  consider  the  features  outlined  above  as  well  worthy  of  your 
consideration  and  trust  you  will  view  them  favorably.  We  inclose 
herewith  a  circular  which  will  give  you  some  additional  information 
regarding  the  E.  T.  &  I.  policy. 

Yours  truly, 


(238  words) 


<>. 


Dear  Sir: 

We  write  to  call  your  attention  to  the  fact  that  the  interest  on 
loan  on  your  policy  has  not  as  yet  been  paid.  When  the  Company 
lend  on  a  policy  they  do  not  require  the  interest  in  advance,  but 
are  willing  to  allow  the  loan  to  run  for  six  months  before  realizing 
anything  on  it.  This  is  an  additional  reason  why  all  interest  items 
should  be  paid  promptly,  and  as  you  are  now  30  days  past  due,  we 
trust  you  will  give  it  immediate  consideration,  as  the  safety  of  your 
policy  is  involved. 

Yours  truly, 

(98  words) 

10. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  are  in  search  of  information  regarding  one  John  R.  Smith 
who  has  a  policy  in  this  Company.  We  have  written  to  Mr.  Smith's 
last  address,  but  the  letter  has  been  returned,  "not  found."  The 
postmaster,  however,  upon  our  request,  has  given  us  your  name  as 


LIFE    INSURANCE    BUSINESS.  135 


a  party  who  might  know  something  of  Mr.  Smith,  or  of  his  rela- 
tives. Mr.  Smith's  policy  in  this  Company  is  about  to  mature,  and 
we  wish  to  get  into  communication  with  the  parties  having  claims 
thereunder.  You,  at  one  time,  were  the  assignee  under  this  policy. 
Have  you  still  a  claim  upon  it?  If  not,  why  was  not  a  release  of 
assignment  sent  us?  Our  records  show  Smith's  sister,  Adaline,  as 
the  beneficiary,  but  we  can  find  no  trace  of  her,  either  from  the 
address  on  our  books  or  through  her  friends.  Both  Smith  and  his 
sister  seem  to  have  disappeared.  The  policy  has  been  Paid  Up  for 
several  years,  having  been  surrendered  for  non-payment  of 
premium,  and  Mr.  Smith  has  not  kept  us  posted  as  to  his  change  of 
address. 

Any  information  you  can  give  us  along  this  line  will  be  greatly 

appreciated  by,  Yours  truly, 

(196  words) 

11. 

Dear  Sir: 

We  are  just  in  receipt  of  your  letter  of  the  12th,  inclosing 
application  for  information  concerning  our  twenty-year  bond 
policy,  and  in  reply  to  same  will  say  that  this  matter  has  been 
turned  over  to  our  Mr.  George  Brown,  of  your  city,  who  will  call 
on  you  during  the  next  few  days  and  explain  to  you  the  advantages 
of  this  particular  policy. 

Thanking  you  for  the  inquiry,  we  beg  to  remain, 

Yours  very  truly, 

(76  words) 

12. 
Dear  Sir: 

At  the  suggestion  of  our  mutual  friend,  Mr.  Walter  Williams, 
we  write  to  call  your  attention  to  one  of  the  most  important  things 
that  is  brought  to  the  attention  of  business  or  professional  men 
to-day — the  matter  of  insurance  on  your  life,  which  you  carry  for 
the  protection  of  your  Family  and  Estate.  Business  men  are 
realizing  as  never  before  that  there  is  no  line  of  investment  so  com- 
prehensive in  scope  as  Life  Insurance. 

Money  invested  in  this  direction  fulfills  a  double  purpose — pro- 
jection to  home  and  property,  and  a  Savings  Bank.     As  Insurance 
*  contracts  are  now  drawn,  they  accomplish  the  latter  feature  as  well 
as  the  former,  and  to  a  surprising  degree. 

The  policy  contracts  of  the  present  day,  unlike  those  of  years 
past,  are  filled  with  liberal  guaranteed  features.  They  provide 
annual  stipulated  surrender  values,  both  Cash  and  Paid  Up,  and  an 
annual  Loan  value.    The  Paid  Up  value  is  automatic  in  operation, 


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forfeited 

incontestable 

numerous 

options 
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so  that  no  loss  could  occur  under  one  of  these  policies,  no  matter 
for  what  reason  it  became  forfeited.  These  policies  are  incontest- 
able after  one  year,  contain  30  days  grace  clause,  give  privilege  to 
change  beneficiary,  and  provide  numerous  options  of  settlement. 

The  above  features  are  contained  in  all  the  regular  contracts, 
including  the  Straight  Life  plan.  Still  another  point,  and  one  of 
increasing  popularity,  is  the  privilege  given  to  Family  or  Estate  of 
taking  the  proceeds  in  Instalments,  covering  any  number  of  years 
from  2  to  20,  thus  providing  a'Guaranteed  Income.  If  taken  in 
this  way,  the  amount  would  be  increased  proportionately. 

We  doubt  not  that  as  a  man  of  good  business  judgment  you 
are  carrying  Life  Insurance.  Is  it  of  the  right  kind,  and  is  it  of 
sufficient  amount?  If  you  were  taken  away  would  your  Family 
receive  an  Income  commensurate  with  their  needs  as  your  estate 
stands  to-day?  If  not,  lose  no  time  in  increasing  your  Life  Insur- 
ance, for  you  cannot  protect  your  loved  ones  at  as  low  cost  in  any 
other  way. 

Will  you  not  send  us  your  date  of  birth  that  we  may  submit  a 
proposition?  Do  not  hesitate  because  you  think  you  "can't  afford 
it."  If  you  are  not  prepared  to  pay  for  one  of  the  regular  plans  at 
this  time,  we  have  a  Term  Policy  that  will  surprise  you. 

Yours  truly, 

(388  words) 


MISCELLANEOUS    WORK.  137 


GENERAL    EXERCISE. 

Taking  each  of  the  following  expressions,  the  student  is  to  write 
out,  in  detail,  his  understanding  of  what  is  meant,  making  very 
clear  the  portion  appearing  in  italics: 

Please  note  correspondence  next  attached.  Please  make 
voucher  for  difference.  You  may  draw  on  us  for  the  balance. 
Continue  shipping  until  we  countermand  the  order.  Herewith  find 
agent's  tracer.  Inclosed  find  invoice.  Please  send  cuts  and 
prices  at  once.  Abstract  just  received.  F.  O.  B.  cars  your  track. 
The  abstract  shows  judgment  against  him.  Get  his  acceptance  and 
return  to  us.  After  these  mortgages  have  been  acknowledged, 
record  them.  Please  instruct  your  clients  to  that  effect.  In  which 
case,  your  name  would  appear  on  the  credit  sheet  of  the  Commer- 
cial agencies.  You  certainly  wish  to  maintain  your  rating. 
Defendants  have  given  chattel  mortgage.  We  will  begin  suit  for 
foreclosure.  Your  note  is  protested  for  non-payment.  Please  give 
gross,  tare  and  net  weight.  Five  reams,  120-lb.  enameled  book. 
Six-ply  Bristol  cardboard.  September  corn  is  evidently  cornered. 
Enclosed  we  hand  you  account  sales  for  two  cars  of  oats,  net  pro- 
ceeds, $480.  Price  $1.00  per  lineal  foot.  These  figures  represent 
the  gross  receipts.  We  have  yours  giving  a  list  of  collaterals  which 
you  hold  as  security.  Bill  of  lading  received.  We  charge  5  cts. 
a  barrel  for  cartage.  Send  with  all  possible  dispatch.  Please  do 
not  side-track  this  tracer.  We  wired  you  to-day.  We  began  taking 
depositions  to-day.  We  notice  in  Dun's  Notification  Sheet,  etc.  In 
re  380,  we  note,  etc.     Your  proxy  by  wire  came  in  time. 


ADVERTISING    CORRESPONDENCE. 


1  annual  2  consult 

announcement  * — \s        economical 

endeavor  .. — _^__-_-l:-.        maximum 

accurate  acquaint 

description  a — 3      «v_3            disposal 

information        ' thoroughly 

character  medium 

booksellers  recommend 

intelligently        _..- \^.  .^r>^J..        identically 

probable  features 

title  -                       )              entrusted 

assist  .  \ f "___        handling 

editor  essential 

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intended  '                                 3  commercial 

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1. 
Dear  Sir: 

Our  annual  Spring  Announcement  Number  will  be  published 
on  April  1,  and  we  shall  endeavor  to  make  it  of  as  great  practical 
value  to  the  trade  as  possible.  That  the  list  of  your  announce- 
ments may  be  complete  and  the  notes  on  your  books  accurate, 
please  send  us  a  complete  list  of  your  announcements  for  the 
spring  and  summer  months,  with  descriptions  of  the  books  or 
information  as  to  their  character,  scope,  etc.,  such  as  will  enable 
booksellers  to  order  intelligently. 

If  the  probable  date  of  publication  can  be  given  to  us  with 
each  title,  it  will  greatly  assist  the  editor  in  making  his  comments 
and  arranging  the  matter  so  that  it  will  be  most  convenient  for 
quick  reference. 

Titles,  information,  and  all  matter  intended  for  editorial  use  in 
this  number,  should  reach  us  not  later  than  March  24.  Advertis- 
ing copy  can  be  received  up  to  March  27.  We  should  be  glad, 
however,  to  receive  such  copy  as  much  earlier  as  possible,  in  order 
to  give  you  ample  opportunity  to  examine  the  proofs. 

Yours  truly, 

(179  words} 


ADVERTISING    CORRESPONDENCE.  139 


2. 

Dear  Sirs: 

Have  you  as  yet  arranged  for  your  fall  advertising?  If  not,  it 
might  be  to  your  interest  to  consult  us  before  you  do  so.  If  you 
are  looking  to  place  your  advertising  on  an  economical  basis  with 
the  maximum  results,  we  should  like  to  acquaint  you  with  our 
methods  of  doing  business.  Our  many  years  of  experience  are  at 
your  disposal.  We  know  pretty  thoroughly  the  value  as  an  adver- 
tising medium  of  nearly  every  publication  in  the  country,  as  we 
have  done  business  with  them  all  and  will  recommend  only  such 
mediums  to  our  customers  as  are  best  suited  to  their  business. 

The  interest  of  our  customers  is  identical  with  ours,  and 
the  writer's  sole  duty  is  to  study  the  advertising  features  and 
business  in  general  of  our  customers  and  advertisers  who  may  write 
us  for  suggestions  and  information  as  to  the  best  way  to  promote 
and  increase  their  business.  We  have  also  in  our  employ  ad. 
writers  who  are  second  to  none,  and  whose  services  are  at  your 
disposal  should  we  be  entrusted  with  the  handling  of  your  advertis- 
ing.    Our  customers  get  the  benefit  of  our  extremely  low  rates. 

We  shall  be  glad  to  furnish  you  prices  and  full  particulars  on 
any  work  in  our  line,  and  believe  it  will  be  to  your  interest  to  let 
us  figure  with  you  before  placing  your  fall  advertising.  It  is  not  so 
much  what  you  say  in  an  advertisement  as  how  you  say  it.  Thou- 
sands of  dollars  have  been  worse  than  wasted  on  poorly  written 
ads.  and  as  a  natural  consequence  the  mediums  carrying  these  ads. 
are  condemned  when  the  ad.  fails  to  bring  results.  The  same 
article  handled  by  an  experienced  ad.  writer  might  have  proven  a 
great  success. 

Don't  buy  advertising  like  you  would  a  load  of  hay,  when  it 
doesn't  cost  any  more  for  the  employment  of  brains,  which  is 
essential  in  the  placing  of  advertising  on  a  profitable  basis.  May 
we  show  you  what  we  can  do  for  you  in  this  direction? 

Awaiting  an  early  reply,  we  beg  to  remain, 

Yours  very  truly, 

(347  words) 

3. 
Dear  Sir: 

It  affords  us  great  pleasure  to  invite  your  special  attention  to 
the  Present  World's  Commercial  Depository,  which  is  daily  becom- 
ing more  and  more  useful  to  the  commercial  and  other  commu- 
nities, and  is  the  most  reliable  trading  house  for  a  variety  of  busi- 
ness. 


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The  terms,  proposals  of  business  and  systems  which  our 
concern  can  offer  are  the  outcome  of  enormous  labor,  long 
experience  and  combined  contrivances.  It  is  established  for  the 
promotion  and  protection  of  trade. 

We  are  prepared  to  undertake  the  agency  or  representation  of 
your  esteemed  house,  and  trust  that  you  will  give  our  proposals 
your  well-matured  consideration,  which  would  conduce  to  a  lasting 
mutually  advantageous  business  relation  through  at  least  one  of 
our  various  departments. 

In  case  you  are  not  in  a  position  to  entertain  any  business  con- 
nection with  us  at  present,  either  to  secure  our  agency  or  to  give 
us  yours,  etc.,  we  respectfully  beg  that  you  will  keep  this  communi- 
cation always  by  you  for  future  reference;  and  should  you,  or 
any  of  your  friends,  require  any  special  business  to  be  promoted 
or  conducted,  or  the  financing  and  representation  of  any  sound 
commercial  enterprise  to  be  undertaken,  etc.,  in  any  parts  on  this 
side,  please  consider  our  services  at  your  disposal. 

Hoping  to  be  favored  with  your  esteemed  correspondence, 
which  shall  always  have  our  best  and  promptest  attention,  I  am, 

Sincerely  yours, 

(236  words) 


Dear  Sir: 

Answering  your  favor  of  the  9th  inst.,  we  take  pleasure  in  mail- 
ing you  to-day  a  sample  copy  of  "The  Book-Keeper,"  also  some 
advertising  testimonials,  all  of  which  we  trust  will  reach  you 
promptly. 


ADVERTISING    CORRESPONDENCE  III 


The  rate  for  advertising  in  "The  Book-Keeper"  is  only  $80  per 
page,  per  insertion,  smaller  spaces  in  exact  proportion,  as  explained 
by  the  enclosed  rate  card.  This  rate  is,  indeed,  very  low,  consider- 
ing the  circulation  which  "The  Book-Keeper"  has  and  the  class  of 
people  which  it  reaches.  Every  copy  goes  to  a  paid  subscriber, 
consequently,  when  you  advertise  in  it  you  do  not  pay  for  a  lot  of 
waste  circulation,  as  is  the  case  in  the  majority  of  publications. 

The  testimonials  we  are  sending  you  will  convince  you  that 
"The  Book-Keeper"  is  a  great  puller,  especially  for  mail  order. 
We  are  certain  if  you  will  give  it  a  trial  you  will  be  only  too  glad  to 
remain  a  steady  advertiser  in  it.  We  do  not  tie  anyone  up  on  a 
long  time  contract.  If  "The  Book-Keeper"  will  make  money  for 
you  we  want  you  to  use  it;  but  if  it  will  not  do  you  good  service, 
then  you  are  at  liberty  to  discontinue  it  at  any  time. 

The  fact  that  it  carries  more  advertising  than  any  other 
magazine  in  the  market,  with  one  or  two  exceptions,  is  the  best 
evidence  that  it  does  what  we  claim  for  it.  In  addition  to  its 
large  circulation  among  office  people  and  others,  we  cover  the  entire 
stationery  trade,  consequently  your  announcements  will  be  brought 
to  the  attention  of  both  dealers  and  users. 

We  shall  be  very  glad  indeed  to  receive  3-our  order,  and  if  you 
will  let  us  hear  from  you  early,  we  can  give  you  a  choice  position 
in  the  next  issue. 

Sincerely  yours, 

( 303  words) 


5. 
Gentlemen: 

Here  is  a  real  summer  offer.  For  $7.00  per  line,  which  is  a 
trifle  over  one-half  of  the  regular  price  per  line  for  each  insertion, 
we  can  place  an  advertisement  of  yours  from  two  lines  up,  two 
times  in  August  and  September  issues  of  the  enclosed  list  of  well- 
known  Mail  Order  Monthlies  with  a  guaranteed  circulation  of 
nearly  2,000,000  each  issue.  This  will  give  you  nearly  four  million 
circulation  for  $7.00  per  line,  and  will  secure  you  two  insertions  in 
the  best  mail  order  pullers. 

The  month  of  September  is  usually  the  month  when  all  mail 
order  advertisers  start.  By  using  August  and  September  issues 
you  will  prepare  for  a  good  mail  order  business  during  the  coming 
fall.  No  such  offer  has  ever  been  made  or  can  be  made  by  any 
other  Agency. 


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duplication  „  appreciated 

obtainable 

anticipated 


As  we  have  only  a  limited  amount  of  space,  it  will  be  to  your 
interest  to  send  in  your  order  without  delay,  so  as  to  secure  publi- 
cation and  good  position.  Copies  of  each  paper  containing  your 
advertisement  will  be  sent  to  you,  should  you  favor  us  with  an 
order.  We  make  this  exceptional  offer  to  make  you  acquainted 
with  our  methods  and  our  efforts  to  secure  the  best  bargains  for 
our  patrons. 

Hoping  to  hear  from  you  by  return  mail,  we  remain, 

Yours  very  truly, 

(223  words) 

6. 
Dear  Sir: 

Allow  us  to  introduce  The  Home  Courier  to  you  (copy  mailed 
under  separate  cover)  and  draw  your  attention  to  the  post-office 
receipt  which  speaks  for  itself. 

The  best  evidence  of  the  Home  Courier's  pulling  quality  is  the 
fact  that  our  advertisers  not  only  remain  with  us,  but  they  increase 
their  space.  We  shall  be  pleased  to  receive  a  share  of  your  busi- 
ness, either  direct  or  through  your  advertising  agency. 

We  have  only  one  price — 50  cents  per  agate  line — no  discount 
for  time  or  space.  Forms  close  promptly  on  the  20th  of  the  month. 
Cash  must  accompany  the  order  when  placed  direct. 

Wishing  to  be  favored  with  an  order,  and  assuring  you  that  it 
will  receive  our  personal  attention,  we  are, 

Yours  very  truly, 

(127  words) 

7. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  addressed  you  once  before  in  reference  to  your 
advertising,  and  not  receiving  any  response  to  our  letter,  we  take 
the  liberty  to  do  so  again. 

May  we  ask  if  you  are  satisfied  with  the  results  from  your  past 
advertising?    Perhaps  they  can  be  increased  without  any   extra 


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expenditure.  Have  you  ever  considered  duplication  in  circulation 
and  tried  to  avoid  it?  Are  you  getting  the  lowest  rates  obtainable 
as  well  as  the  best  services?  When  you  place  your  advertising 
through  us  you  get  the  benefit  of  our  vast  experience,  our  thorough 
knowledge  of  the  pulling  powers  of  nearly  all  mediums  published, 
the  lowest  rates,  prompt  and  careful  service. 

The  essential  features  for  the  success  of  advertising  depend 
upon  good  circular  work,  good  copy,  avoiding  duplications,  and 
low  rates.  We  always  look  out  for  the  interest  of  our  customers  in 
this  regard.  Our  long  experience  in  this  particular  line,  the  great 
amount  of  business  done  each  year,  and  our  close  connection  with 
all  the  large  advertising  mediums,  place  us  in  a  position  to  offer  our 
customers  the  very  best  returns  for  the  money  paid. 

In  the  past  fifty  years  advertising  has  never  brought  better 
returns  than  now.  If  your  advertising  is  not  bringing  you  the 
results  you  anticipated,  we  should  like  to  co-operate  with  you  and 
ascertain  the  cause. 

Hoping  to  hear  from  you,  we  remain, 

Very  truly  yours, 

(831  words) 


8. 

Dear  Sir: 

We  are  sending  you  to-day  a  sample  copy  of  the  American 
Advertiser,  which  goes  to  retail  merchants  in  every  state  of  the 
Union,  and  is  highly  appreciated,  as  the  enclosed  testimonials 
show.  We  solicit  business  from  you  at  a  rate  of  50c  an  inch  per 
issue,  with  10  per  cent  discount  for  cash  with  order. 

We  believe  that  an  ad.  of  the  nature  of  yours  would  pay  big 
returns  on  the  investment;  anyhow,  it  is  worth  the  trying.  There 
is  little  monetary  risk  on  your  part.  We  are  carrying  quite  a  few 
advertisers  on  yearly  contract  and  they  write  us  that  they  are 
satisfied  with  the  investment,  and  that  is  a  pretty  good  admission 
for  an  advertiser. 

We  could  fill  our  paper  with  "cheap"  advertising,  but  we  have 
not  that  class  of  readers.  The  kind  of  advertising  we  want  is  your 
kind  or  we  will  have  none  at  all.  By  looking  over  the  advertising 
pages  of  the  issue  we  send  you,  you  will  see  that  we  have  no  fake 
mail  order  scheme  in  it,  or  any  ads.  of  Cheap  John  printers. 


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encourage 
discourage 

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latest 
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educator 

perusal 

ornamental 

unheard 

offered 

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This  is  costing  us  a  pretty  penny,  but  it  is  due  to  legitimate 
advertisers,  and  we  trust  you  will  encourage  us  in  our  attempt  to 
discourage  this  fake  business,  which  casts  a  serious  reflection 
upon  worthy  houses.     Copy  must  be  in  May  30  at  the  latest. 

Respectfully, 

(233  words) 


9. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  take  the  liberty  of  mailing  you  a  sample  copy  of  our 
monthly  journal,  and  trust  that  you  will  give  the  same  a  careful 
perusal. 

You  will  observe  that  three  courses  of  lessons  in  business  pen- 
manship and  one  course  in  ornamental  penmanship  are  being  con- 
ducted in  the  Journal  at  the  present  time  by  four  leading  penmen 
and  teachers.  Four  such  noted  experts  have  never  before  been 
engaged  to  give  lessons  in  the  same  Journal  at  the  same  time. 
Heretofore,  such  enterprise  has  been  something  entirely  unheard 
of  in  the  realm  of  this  class  of  journalism.  Such  an  opportunity  to 
learn  to  write  well  has  certainly  never  before  been  offered  by  any 
other  penmanship  publication.  Then  the  department  of  business 
education  contains  from  month  to  month  the  most  instructive, 
interesting  and  valuable  literature  ever  contributed  to  this  great 
and  growing  cause. 

We  want  your  name  on  our  subscription  list,  believing  that  if 
you  receive  the  Journal  one  year,  you  will  then  become  a  perma- 
nent subscriber.  The  regular  subscription  price  is  $1.00  per  year, 
but  as  an  extraordinary  inducement  for  you  to  subscribe  now,  we 
offer  you  the  Journal  one  year  for  50  cents. 

We  are  pleased  to  say  that  our  Journal  is  now  gaining  very 
rapidly  in  public  favor.     Subscriptions  are  pouring  in  from  all  parts 


ADVERTISING    CORRESPONDENCE.  145 


of  the  country,  and  from  foreign  countries,  and  subscribers  are 
enthusiastically  recommending  it  to  others.  We  feel  sure  that  as  a 
subscriber  you  would  do  the  same. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(258  words) 
10. 

Dear  Sir: 

This  Agency  is  placing  more  classified  (Want)  advertising  in 
Dailies  and  Sunday  papers  than  all  other  Agencies  combined — a 
claim  which  publishers  will  bear  out.  Prompt  and  honest  services, 
experience  of  years,  low  rates,  intelligent  selection  of  papers  that 
pay,  and  careful  checking,  have  brought  us  this  large  patronage, 
and  nothing  else.  We  know  the  papers  that  are  necessary  for  the 
success  of  our  patrons,  and  they  know  it  is  so. 

We  give  economical  and  efficient  services,  and  are  therefore 
patronized  by  all  who  wish  their  money  to  go  the  farthest,  and 
also  to  be  sure  that  their  ads.  are  published  in  every  paper  they 
pay  for,  and  not  only  in  a  part  of  them. 

After  thorough  checking,  every  advertiser  receives  his  money 
back  for  omissions,  if  they  occur  on  account  of  oversight,  careless- 
ness of  publishers,  or  other  reasons. 

Through  us  you  can  have  the  best  for  less  money  than  others 
charge.  If  you  want  such  services  as  we  alone  can  give  for  this 
class  of  business,  we  shall  be  pleased  to  receive  and  to  fully 
execute  your  orders. 

Hoping  to  hear  from  you,  we  remain, 

Very  truly  yours, 

(191  words) 

11. 
Gentlemen: 

You  may  record  us  as  approving  your  methods.  We  recognize 
that  advertising  a  strictly  high-class  table  water  that  appeals  only 
to  a  certain  class  of  people,  is  not  as  easy  as  something  that  is 
purchased  by  the  masses. 

You  are  doing  our  work  better  than  we  thought  it  possible,  and 
we  certainly  consider  it  a  pleasure  to  tell  you  of  our  satisfaction. 

Business  is  booming  with  us  all  along  the  line.  Have  just 
received  an  order  for  three  car-loads  to  be  shipped  to  Shanghai. 
No  doubt  the  excellent  magazine  advertising  you  are  now  doing 
for  us  is  responsible  for  this  order. 

With  kindest  regards,  we  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(ill  words) 

10  Graham 


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constant 
marked 

independent 

inevitably 

buried 


hopelessly 

sufficient 

accompanied 

subscription 

available 

sincerely 


u. 


JL^V^ 


12. 
Dear  Sir: 

On  February  1,  next,  we  publish  a  Finding  Catalogue  of  the 
books  published  in  1904.  This  catalogue,  which  is  by  titles  and 
subjects,  is  in  constant  use  by  thousands  of  booksellers  for  a  whole 
year  and  very  often  for  much  longer. 

The  past  year  has  been  marked  by  an  extraordinary  independ- 
ent publishing  movement.  We  have  on  our  lists  over  500  names 
of  publishers,  new  to  the  trade,  reporting  one  or  two  books 
only.  A  book  so  published,  unless  it  makes  an  immediate 
mark,  is  inevitably  buried  out  of  reach  of  booksellers,  who  cannat 
find  the  address  of  the  publisher  when  the  book  is  inquired  for. 
Even  the  entry  in  such  a  list  as  ours  is  often  valueless,  as  would-be 
purchasers  remember  only  a  part  of  a  title,  or  get  it  mixed  hope- 
lessly. The  trade,  however,  make  quite  as  much  use  of  the 
advertisements  in  trade  journals  as  of  other  parts  of  the 
paper,  so  that  an  advertisement  of  your  book  in  this  February  1 
number  will  be  in  service  for  a  very  long  time  where  it  will  afford 
instant  information  to  booksellers  all  over  the  country  when  your 
book  is  called  for. 

We  desire  to  call  your  attention  to  the  fact  that  an  inch  of 
space,  amply  sufficient  for  one  or  two  titles,  with  prices  and  short 
press  notices,  and  your  name  and  address,  will  cost  you  but  $2.25. 
If  you  are  a  bookseller  or  otherwise  interested  in  our  paper,  we 
offer  you  a  year's  subscription  and  an  inch  advertisement  in  the 
annual  catalogue  number  for  $3.00. 

Copy  for  the  advertisement,  accompanied  by  cash  or  a  check, 

must  reach  us  by  January  25  to  be  available  for  the  catalogue 

number. 

Yours  sincerely, 

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desires 
liens 

2  Continental 
suspended 

3  chattel 
security 

preliminary 
foreclosure 


4  communicate 
6  assignment 
mortgage 

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6  folder 
details 


X, 


1. 
Dear  Sir: 

Mr.  Spilman  states  that  you  are  desirous  of  making  a  settle- 
ment of  your  business  with  him,  and  -that  he  has  no  money  at 
present  with  which  to  pay  you.  He,  therefore,  desires  to  make 
arrangements  with  us  to  take  up  your  claim  as  we  have  the  other 
liens  against  the  property.  Kindly  inform  us  if  you  wish  to  do  any- 
thing in  regard  to  the  matter,  and  what  you  will  take  for  your 
papers;  also  what  they  amount  to  at  the  present  time.  Your  mort- 
gage seems  to  cover  only  forty  acres  of  the  land  now  owned  by  him. 

Yours  truly, 

(101  words) 


Dear  Sir: 

The  Continental  Insurance  Co.  informs  us  that  your  note  of 
$12,  due  October  1,  has  not  been  paid,  and  that  the  policies  are  now 
suspended  on  account  of  non-payment.  Please  inform  us  as  to 
how  soon  you  expect  to  make  this  payment. 

Yours  respectfully, 


(48  words) 


3. 


Dear  Sir: 

In  reply  to  your  esteemed  favor  of  the  9th  inst.,  regarding  the 
John  Harris  matter,  we  would  ask  if  you  will  guarantee  the  pay- 
ment of  our  debt  in  full,  within  another  year,  provided  we  make 
the  arrangement  to  which  you  refer?      Also,  who  would  give  the 


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note,  what  chattel  security  would  you  have  for  the  $50,  and  when 
would  it  be  due? 

We  have  done  considerable  preliminary  work  for  the  fore- 
closure, but  could  waive  that  in  case  a  satisfactory  arrangement  is 
arrived  at  and  will  wait  a  few  days  to  hear  further  from  you. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(99  words) 

4. 

Gentlemen: 

In  regard  to  the  Addison  E.  Parris  matter,  would  say  that  we 
saw  him  to-day,  and  he  said  that  he  would  accept  $25  in  full  of  his 
claims,  but  that  if  he  did  not  receive  that  amount,  he  would  com- 
mence suit.  I  told  him  nothing  beyond  the  fact  that  I  should  write 
you.  You  can  either  communicate  with  him  at  Daws,  Iowa,  or  if 
you  desire  to  write  to  us,  we  will  do  what  we  can  in  the  matter. 

Very  respectfully, 

(83  words) 

5. 

My  dear  Sir: 

Your  favor  of  the  11th  inst.,  containing  assignment  of  the  Piatt 

heirs  for  the  Lucinda  Moore  mortgage,  is  at  hand.     We  note  what 

you  say  about  wanting  the  $500,  and  while  we  should  like  very 

much  to  accommodate  you,  we  have  no  authority  in  such  cases, 

where  the  money  is  left  by  third  party,  to  forward  the  same  except 

upon  receipt  of  papers,  as  they  are  payable  here.     As  you  have  sent 

East  for  them,  it  will  be  probably  only  a  matter  of  a  few  days  until 

you  can  have  the  money  in  your  hands  through  them.     Were  it  not 

for  the  fact  that  collections  of  our  own  are  so  slow  now,  owing  to 

the    low    price    of  grain,  we  would,  as  a  personal  matter,  take 

pleasure  in  accommodating  you  for  the  Platts. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(141  words) 


Gentlemen: 

We  invite  your  attention  to  the  enclosed  small  folder,  giving 
the  details,  of  a  bond  of  the  Chicago-Tennessee  Coal  &  Coke  Com- 
pany, which  will  net  you  nearly  6$.  Some  of  these  bonds  have 
been  purchased  by  well-known  business  men  here,  and  we  thought 
that  the  investment  would  interest  you.     We  know  the  people  who 


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own  the  Company,  and  have  the  utmost  confidence  in  their  man- 
agement of  it. 

We  also  enclose  a  folder  describing  a  first  mortgage  bond  on 
the  Auditorium  Annex  which  has  proved  itself  popular  with  inves- 
tors, and  will  net  you  5%. 

We  shall  take  pleasure  in  submitting  other  bonds  to  you  from 
time  to  time,  and  in  this  connection  we  wish  to  call  your  attention 
to  the  fact  that  we  own  whatever  securities  we  offer  you,  and  have 
purchased  them  only  after  a  careful,  personal  examination. 

We  shall  be  glad  to  have  you  call  and  give  you  any  further 
particulars  that  you  may  desire. 

Very  truly  yours, 

P.  S. — We  also  enclose  an  offering  of  choice  first  mortgage 
bonds  on  North  Shore  property.' 

(181  words) 


7. 
Dear  Sir:   - 

I  beg  to  offer  for  your  consideration  as  an  investment,  a  limited 
number  of  the  shares  of  this  Company.  The  property  consists  of 
7,340  acres  of  coal  land  in  Crook  County,  Wyoming,  within  50  miles 
of  Deadwood,  South  Dakota;  the  smelting  center  of  the  Black 
Hills,  where  the  demand  for  coal  is  very  great. 

The  land  lies  in  a  body  and  consists  of  a  plateau  having  an 
elevation  of  some  300  feet;  there  ar«  three  veins  of  coal  exposed  so 


LOAN    AND    INVESTMENT    BUSINESS.  151 


far  as  the  development  work  has  been  done,  each  3  feet,  4  feet 
and  6  feet  thick,  respectively.  The  first  two  veins  are  above  the 
level,  running  horizontally  through  the  plateau  without  perceptible 
dip,  hence  the  coal  can  be  mined  by  simply  drifting,  thus  doing 
away  with  all  expense  of  shafts,  hoisting,  pumps,  etc.  The  third 
vein  is  100  feet  below  the  level  of  the  plain,  hence  it  will,  when 
reached,  be  mined  in  the  ordinary  way. 

The  coal  is  hard  black  bituminous,  of  high  grade  and  superior 
quality  for  steam  and  the  manufacture  of  gas  and  coke.  The  com- 
pany's engineers  compute  that  the  coal  can  be  put  on  board  the 
cars  at  the  mine  for  65  cents  per  ton,  and  as  coal  in  the  Black  Hills 
is  worth  $3.00  to  $4.00  per  ton,  most  of  it  being  shipped  from 
Illinois,  the  enormous  profits  which  must  arise  to  the  company  from 
the  operation  of  this  property  are  At  once  apparent. 

The  engineers  estimate  the  amount  of  coal  in  the  property  at 
103,912,380  tons,  and  report  the  roof  to  be  excellent  for  mining  pur- 
poses, requiring  very  little  timber;  such  as  is  required  exists  on  the 
property.  The  company  will  have  practically  no  competition  in 
its  field,  this  being  the  largest  and  best  coal  deposit  in  that  section, 
what  other  coal  there  is  in  that  region  is  mined  with  much  cost  and 
difficulty,  that  deposit  having  been  much  disturbed  by  volcanic 
action. 

The  company  commences  active  operations  at  once  and  expects 
to  become  a  big  dividend  payer  from  the  start.  The  capital  stock 
of  the  company  is  $2,500,000,  the  shares  being  of  the  par  value  of 
$100  each.  To  raise  the  balance  of  necessary  working  capital,  I 
can  sell  you  a  few  shares  at  $50  per  share.  Coal  mining  lacks  that 
element  of  uncertainty  attached  to  mining  for  other  minerals,  and 
consequently  is  a  straight,  legitimate  business  proposition,  not  a 
gamble.  Any  further  information  desired  will  be  cheerfully  fur- 
nished.    I  highly  recommend  the  stock  as  an  investment. 

Yours  sincerely, 

P.  S. — Under  no  circumstances  will  shares  be  sold  at  less  than 
par  value  after  the  number  set  aside  for  this  purpose  has  been 
.disposed  of. 

(569  words) 

'  8. 

Dear  Sir: 

Your  favor  of  the  13th  inst.  is  received  and  noted.  The  320 
acres  in  Wichita  County  are  described  in  No.  9  on  the  enclosed  list. 


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8  personally  capable 

cultivated  \  ,  s^*         compensation 

rental  __.£,-'-  .rO^./v. ..    10  temptations 


9  representative  speculations 

specialties  S\ 

illustrated  /»-w — \__. 

individual  i       g 

officials  "-v     \^y 


specialties             S\               f*\  fortunes 

illustrated  S-.o — V-- promoters 


individual                        v      o  outsiders 

territory  71 V...         swindled 


insiders 


We  have  seen  this  tract  personally  and  will  guarantee  the  descrip- 
tion. There  are  no  improvements  on  the  land  other  than  the  break- 
ing. The  balance  is  prairie  land  and  every  toot  can  be  cultivated. 
The  owner  of  the  land  furnished  the  seed  for  the  sowing  of  the 
crop  last  year,  and  receives  one-half  of  the  crop,  he  paying  the 
expense  of  threshing  his  share.  This  gives  an  unusually  large 
share  of  rental  to  the  purchaser.  We  shall  be  glad  to  hear  fur- 
ther from  you  in  regard  to  this  tract,  and  are  satisfied  that  you 
will  be  well  pleased  with  it  should  you  decide  to  purchase. 

Yours  truly, 

(136  words) 


9. 

Dear  Sir: 

We  are  desirous  of  obtaining  representation  in  your  city  and 
locality,  and  your  name  has  been  suggested  to  us  as  a  proper 
person  to  handle  our  specialties,  descriptions  of  which  will  be 
found  in  the  enclosed  illustrated  circular. 

We  want  a  reliable,  active  individual,  whose  duties  it  will  be 
to  call  on  banks,  city  and  county  officials,  manufacturing,  law 
and  insurance  offices.  Your  territory  has  never  been  worked  with 
our  line,  and  judging  from  the  large  sales  of  our  goods  in  other 
sections,  you  would  meet  with  success. 

All  salesmen,  with  an  established  trade,  find  our  specialties  an 
excellent  side  line.  We  paid  one  man,  last  month,  $68  in  commis- 
sions on  sales  of  our  goods,  and  he  has  been  selling  them  over  the 
same  territory  for  the  past  two  years.  For  a  capable  man,  there 
is  much  good  money  to  be  made  in  handling  our  specialties  along 
with  other  lines  of  goods. 


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Kindly  give  this  matter  your  attention,  and  if  you  decide  to 
handle  our  goods,  we  will  be  pleased  to  go  into  details  regarding 
our  methods  and  the  amount  of  compensation  we  can  allow.  If 
you  cannot  take  hold  of  this,  will  you  kindly  recommend  some  one 
in  your  city  who  would  make  a  good  man  for  us?  By  so  doing  you 
will  confer  a  great  favor. 

Very  truly  yours, 

(225  words) 


10. 

My  dear  Sir: 

It  is  often  easier  to  make  money  than  to  keep  it.  There  arc 
so  many  temptations  to  go  into  wild  speculations.  You  read  in  the 
papers  nearly  every  day  of  fortunes  made  in  gold  mines  and  in 
stock  speculation. 

When  you  have  paid  all  your  bills  and  have  several  thousand 
dollars  lying  idle  in  the  bank,  there  is  a  great  temptation  to  buy  oil 
stocks  or,  in  fact,  anything  that  you  are  told  will  pay  big  dividends. 
Promoters  hear  that  you  have  made  money  and  they  make  you 
believe  that  you  can  make  immense  fortunes  by  investing  a  few 
thousand  dollars  in  their  schemes. 

It  is  true  that  a  few  business  men  have  made  money  in  stocks, 
but  nine  outsiders  lose  to  one  who  makes.  It  is  the  insiders  who 
make  the  money.  By  insiders  is  meant  the  men  who  control  the 
companies.  Outsiders  who  simply  buy  stock  have  but  little 
chance  of  making  anything.  As  a  rule  they  lose  every  dollar  they 
put  into  schemes  the  stocks  of  which  are  sold  by  promoters.  Men 
who  make  money  boast  of  their  success,  but  men  who  lose  seldom 
say  anything  about  their  losses. 

You  can,  no  doubt,  readily  call  to  mind  cases  among  your  own 
acquaintances  or  friends,  persons  who  have  been  induced  to  buy 
stocks  because  they  were  cheap,  and  who  have  since  learned  that 
there  was  not  the  least  chance  of  such  stocks  ever  having  any  real 
value— that  they  were  simply  put  on  the  market  to  sell,  and  are 
generally  bought  by  those  who  expect  to  get  more  than  they  pay 
for. 

The  writer  has  been  swindled  by  promoters  and  therefore 
speaks  from  experience.  Promoters  are  men  who  induce  you  to 
buy  mining  stocks,  oil  stocks,  and,  in  fact,  any  kind  of  stocks  that 
are  not  sold  by  reliable  brokers.     When  a  promoter  tries  to  induce 


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reputable  transportation 

conclusion 


y\  facilities  1         \»        f 

jr.. is. —  _  _  <. •.  situated  .  1 6. 

rapidly  execute  ^5> 

operators             ^v    <\           V  honored  «_        <r-\ 

possibility        y\      _\ \-_  courtesy  o_  _     ) 


11  aggregating 

margin  expeditiously 

systematic                       P         p  advantageous 

geological         .rrrrrj L.__/ syndicates 

investigations 
intrinsic 


you  to  buy  stocks,  refer  him  to  a  reputable  broker  and  tell  him  you 
will  buy  nothing  that  your  broker  does  not  tell  you  is  all  right. 
Then  the  promoter  will  come  to  the  conclusion  that  he  cannot  sell 
you  a  gold  brick,  and  let  you  alone. 

No  promoter  ever  tried  to  sell  you  Pennsylvania  Railroad 
Stock,  New  York  Central,  Chicago  &  Northwestern,  or  anything 
of  real  value. 

We  hope  the  advice  contained  in  this  letter  will  prove  of  value 
to  you  and  prevent  your  being  swindled  by  promoters.    We  remain, 

Very  truly  yours, 

(333  words) 


11. 

Dear  Sir: 

I  have,  placed  with  me  for  sale,  choice  coal  properties,  aggre- 
gating in  value  over  $50,000,000. 

Many  of  these  properties  are  now  placed  on  the  market  for  the 
first  time.  They  comprise  tracts  of  land  and  coal,  together,  and 
coal,  alone,  ranging  from  500  to  75,000  acres  in  area,  and  located 
in  Pennsylvania,  Virginia,  West  Virginia,  Kentucky,  Tennessee, 
Alabama,  Ohio,  Indiana,  Illinois,  Iowa,  Kansas,  Missouri,  Colo- 
rado, Washington  and  British  Columbia. 

These  properties  are  desirable,  either  for  immediate  operation, 
or  for  holding  as  an  investment.  Some  are  now  being  worked,  and 
show  a  good  margin  of  profit.  Others  are  in  an  undeveloped  state, 
but  careful  and  systematic  surveys  and  expert  geological  investi- 
gations give  positive  proof  of  their  intrinsic  value.  The  good  coal 
properties  are  being  so  rapidly  taken  up  by  operators  and  invest- 
ors that  it  is  beyond  a  probability  that  the  prices  will  ever  be  lower 
than  they  are  at  the  present  time. 


LOAN    AND    INVESTMENT    BUSINESS.  155 


The  rapid  development  of  the  railroad  systems  and  the  conse- 
quent increase  in  transportation  facilities,  in  the  territory  in  which 
these  properties  are  situated,  are  also  factors  that  tend  to  increase 
their  value.  I  shall  be  pleased  to  furnish  full  particulars  concern- 
ing any  of  these  tracts  upon  application.  I  am  also  in  a  position  to 
expeditiously  secure  advantageous  options  upon  blocks  of  coal  of 
any  size  and  in  any  desired  locality. 

I  make  a  specialty  of  securing  such  properties  for  syndicates. 
If  you  will  let  me  know  the  size  of  tract,  and  the  location  you 
desire,  I  can  get  it  for  you,  and  get  it  at  a  lower  figure  than  you 
can.  Long  experience  has  made  me  familiar  with  the  best  loca- 
tions, and  with  the  real  values  of  coal  properties,  and  my  method 
of  obtaining  options  is  such  that  I  secure  the  lowest  possible  prices. 

My  facilities  for  handling  this  class  of  properties  are  unsur- 
passed, and  I  will  execute,  with  all  possible  dispatch,  any  commis- 
sion with  which  I  may  be  honored. 

If  this  proposition  does  not  interest  you,  will  you  kindly  accord 
me  the  courtesy  of  handing  it  to  some  investor  who  would  be  likely 
to  be  interested  in  it,  with  the  request  that  he  write  to  me? 

Awaiting  your  reply,  I  am, 

Very  truly  yours, 

(371  words) 


GENERAL    EXERCISE. 

Write  a  telegram,   not  to  exceed  ten  words,  containing  three 
distinct  statements. 

Write  out  the  meaning  of  each  of  the  following  abbreviations: 
inst.,  ult.,  prox.,  etc.,  viz.,  e.  g.,  i.  e.,  Esq. 


STEEL    AND    IRON    BUSINESS. 


boilers  ^*   —  yf     s    o  6  tensile  y\~^  I       * — ^ 

standard  _<T v^.          inspection  ./. . >r.^_^_  _.V.. 

tendered                                                       specifications  ' 

deducting  J                                        modification  o        ""\  \ 

discrepancy  -i- --.•—  --ittv.  7  compelled  --\=-  -  -^ y" 


1. 

Gentlemen: 

We  thank  you  for  your  inquiry  of  the  24th  inst.,  regarding 

round  end  tubes  for  Hazel  ton  boilers,  but  regret  that  we  are  not  in 

a  position  to  quote  on  same.    The  only  tubes  we  can  furnish  for 

this  purpose  would  be  the  Standard  tubes  with  flat  end  welded  in. 

If  you  can  use  these,  we  shall  be  pleased  to  submit  figures  on  the 

same. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(68  words) 

2. 

Gentlemen: 

Kindly  advise  if  you  could  furnish  five  hundred  4x20  inch  round 

end  tubes  for  Hazelton  boilers.     If  so,  we  should  be  glad  to  have 

your  price  on  same  f.  o.  b.  Girard,  Ohio. 

Yours  truly 

(40  words) 

3. 
Gentlemen: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  check  for  $6.76,  tendered  in  settle- 
ment of  invoice  of  May  2.  We  have  passed  credit  to  your  account 
for  the  amount  of  the  check,  allowing  2  per  cent  discount,  and  wish 
to  call  your  attention  to  an  error  of  $1.00  which  you  made  when 
deducting  16c  from  the  amount  due,  $7.76.  We  wish  you  would 
kindly  include  $1.00  in  your  next  remittance  to  us  covering  this 
discrepancy.  Thanking  you  in  advance  for  the  remittance,  we 
are, 

Yours  truly, 

(99  words) 


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•      4. 
Gentlemen: 

Replying  to  yours  of  the  19th  inst.,  concerning  balance  due  on 
orders  for  Deering  Harvester  Company,  we  beg  to  state  that  accord- 
ing to  our  records  here,  order  No.  15900  was  completed  on  Decem- 
ber 20,  and  No.  15967  was  completed  on  the  4th  inst.  The  balance 
of  the  orders  that  you  refer  to,  we  will  endeavor  to  clean  up  and 
make  shipment  next  week. 

Yours  truly, 

(76  words) 

5. 

Gentlemen: 

Our  letter  thirty-first.     Deering   crowding  for  all    balances. 

Wire  when. 

Yours  truly, 

(14  words) 

6. 
Gentlemen: 

Referring  to  your  order  No.  22472,  we  note  that  it  calls  for 
Hartford  fire-box  steel,  subject  to  the  tensile  strength  of  57000  to 
05000  lbs.,  also  a  reduction  in  area  of  50  per  cent. 

Our  inspection  department  advises  us  that  they  cannot  furnish 
steel  to  meet  Hartford  specifications  with  the  above  reduction  of 
area.  The  best  they  can  do  would  be  to  furnish  material  with  50 
per  cent  reduction  of  area,  tensile  strength  as  given. 

Please  let  us  have  your  prompt  reply,  advising  if  it  will  be 
satisfactory  to  furnish  material  subject  to  this  modification. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(114  words) 

7. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  beg  leave  to  refer  you  to  your  invoice  of  May  10,  No. 
61546,  material  shipped  The  Morrell  Company,  South  Milwaukee, 
Wis.,  on  which  freight  was  prepaid.  Enclosed  you  will  please  find 
B/L  and  expense  bill  covering  this  shipment,  and  note  that  our 
friends  were  compelled  to  pay  $4.40  freight  at  their  end,  in  excess 
of  amount  prepaid. 

We  have  given  our  customer  credit  for  this  amount  and  would 

request  that  you  render  our  account  credit  to  cover  the  same. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(93  words) 


158  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


8  notated  10  definite 

9  car-load  > — i                  -^  extracts 
consigned  l'| billets 

consignees  11  material 

Council  * p  i  entered 

conferred  ~ijf  .V 


12  analysis 


<^_P" 


8. 
Dear  Sir: 

Referring  to  attached  test  reports,  covering  material  on  our 
orders  Nos.  20368,  69  and  20687,  we  would  say  that  these  cover  our 
customer's  orders  Nos.  11092,  93,  91,  95  and  11131,  as  per  number 
notated  opposite  each  size,  and  our  customer  has  returned  these 
reports  with  the  statement  that  they  are  of  no  value  to  him,  as  they 
require  a  separate  report  in  duplicate  for  each  of  their  orders,  one 
to  be  submitted  to  the  Hartford  Insurance  Co.  and  the  other  to  their 
customer,  for  each  order,  and  ask  if  we  would  be  kind  enough  to 
send  them  revised  reports  showing  each  of  their  numbers,  as 
explained  above,  on  a  separate  sheet,  in  duplicate. 

We  trust  you  can  furnish  us  with  these  revised  test  reports  at 
an  early  date. 

Yours  truly, 

(154  words) 

9. 
Dear  Sir: 

On  December  31  we  made  shipment  of  a  car-load  of  material 
consisting  of  161  plates,  31  kegs,  4  boxes  and  17  bars,  consigned  to 
the  Iron  City  Boiler  Works,  Pueblo,  Colo.  Consignees  advise  that 
this  material  arrived  at  Pueblo,  one  plate  and  one  bar  short.  They 
also  advise  that  this  car  was  transferred  at  Council  Bluffs  and  at 
Denver,  and  are  of  the  opinion  that  this  material  was  lost  at  trans- 
fer points. 

Kindly  take  this  matter  up  and  have  tracer  placed  on  same, 
and  see  if  you  can  locate  the  shortage,  advising  us  fully  as  soon  as 
possible. 

Material  left  Chicago  in  C.  &  N.  W.  car  No.  5193. 

Very  truly  yours, 

(123  words) 

10. 
Gentlemen: 

Your  favor  of  the  30th  at  hand,  regarding  the  balance  of  360  ft. 
of  H  hi.  round  steel  on  your  order  14563  for  shipment  to  Walter 
White  &  Company.     We  have  conferred  with  our  Warren  mill 


STEEL    AND    IRON    BUSINESS.  159 


again,  and  they  state  that  this  small  balance  is  yet  to  be  shipped 
and  it  is  impossible  for  them  to  make  definite  promise  as  to  when 
they  will  get  the  same  forward.  We  cannot  give  you  much  in- 
formation as  to  when  we  shall  be  able  to  complete  their  orders,  as 
shipments  all  depend  upon  when  we  receive  steel.  Our  Warren 
mill  has  quite  a  number  of  these  orders  and  could  make  shipment 
about  the  10th  if  the  necessary  steel  should  arrive,  but  will  not 
make  definite  promise,  as  we  are  unable  to  extract  any  information 
in  regard  to  shipment  of  billets  from  the  steel  plant. 
Assuring  you  of  our  best  attention,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

(160  words) 
11. 

Dear  Sir: 

Replying  to  your  favor  of  the  18th,  in  reference  to  the  various 
orders  for  shipment  to  Walter  White  &  Company,  we  beg  to  advise 
that  order  14563  was  completed  on  December  26.  Kindly  furnish 
us  with  the  balance  on  your  records  that  is  yet  to  be  shipped,  and 
we  will  endeavor  to  collect  enough  material  for  a  car-load  applying 
on  the  balance  of  the  orders  you  refer  to,  and  make  shipment  next 
week.  Order  18057  is  not  entered  at  the  mill  yet,  but  we  will  fur- 
nish you  with  the  information  as  to  when  we  will  make  shipment, 
just  as  soon  as  possible. 

Yours  truly, 

(115  words) 

12. 
Gentlemen: 

Referring  to  orders  Nos.  19525  to  28,  inclusive,  of  even  date, 
for  Chicago  Screw  Co.,  the  customer  writes  as  follows: 

"The  steel  must  be  of  a  soft,  smoeth  cutting  quality  in  all 
sizes,  and  must  be  carefully  rolled  to  size.  In  this  connection  we 
would  state  that  the  Detroit  Screw  Works  has  recently  received 
from  your  lower  mill  at  Youngstown  or  Mingo  Junction,  Ohio,  steel 
that  appears  to  work  very  satisfactorily,  and  we  desire  the  same 
quality,  and  herewith  hand  you  a  sample  for  analysis.  If  you 
require  more,  advise  us.  The  steel  was  sold  to  them  by  your  Mr. 
Brainard,  of  the  Cleveland  office,  and  possibly  he  may  be  able  to 
give  you  more  information  as  to  the  quality  and  the  mill  that  made 
the  material." 

We  are  sending  the  sample  referred  to  by  messenger. 

Yours  truly, 

(149  words) 


160  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


13  crooked  $  rehandling  . 

straighten                                     S               assumed  .  ^ 

17  warehouse       „< — r\      1 -  *^  combination  V  -    -  - 


13. 
Gentlemen: 

We  are  just  sending  you  our  orders,  Nos.  1102  to  7,  inclusive, 
for  the  Coquillard  Wagon  Works.  Please  give  these  orders  your 
best  attention  and  make  shipment  as  soon  as  possible.  In  ship- 
ping the  first  car-load  of  these  specifications,  please  arrange  to  for- 
ward all  of  the  balances  due  on  their  old  orders,  advising  by  return 
mail,  if  possible,  when  this  car-load  will  go  forward. 

In  connection  with  this,  our  customers  have  entered  a  com- 
plaint regarding  the  quality  of  material  which  you  have  been  ship- 
ping them,  stating  they  desire  to  have  these  specifications  placed 
at  a  mill  that  can  give  them  good  material.  They  advise  they  have 
been  getting  iron  from  you  which  has  been  very  crooked,  and  has 
caused  them  considerable  expense  to  straighten. 

Please  give  this  matter  your  careful  attention,  and  oblige, 

Yours  very  truly, 

(146  words) 


14. 

Gentlemen: 

Replying  to  your  Mr.  Graham's  favor  of  the  24th  inst.,  we  do 
not  agree  with  you  that  order  No.  14563  was  shipped  complete  by 
shipment  of  Dec.  26,  as  our  records  still  show  due  on  this  order, 
360  ft.  of  yi  in.  Round  Steel.  Please  advise  at  once  when  you 
expect  to  make  complete'  shipment  of  orders  mentioned  in  our 
letter  of  the  18th  inst.,  viz.:  Nos.  13610  and  11,  14563,  14724,  16651 
and  2,  17271  and  3,  18957,  and  oblige, 

Yours  very  truly, 

(112  words) 

15. 
Gentlemen: 

You  will  understand  the  following  letter  just  received  from  our 
Pittsburg  office: 

"We  have  just  received  order  No.  22241,  from  Jos.  T.  Ryerson 
&  Son,  which  covers  plates  for  shipment  to  themselves,  and  note 


STEEL    AND    IRON    BUSINESS.  161 


instructions  that  we  are  to  ship  in  car  lot  only,  with  oraers  Nos. 
22212  and  22219,  and  nothing  else  in  the  car,  this  order  to  be  loaded 
in  one  end  of  the  car. 

"This  is  drawing  the  lines  on  us  pretty  closely.  Please  advise  if 
you  cannot  arrange  to  have  these  instructions  done  away  with,  as 
it  is  bound  to  cause  delay  and  trouble,  some  of  the  plates  being 
rolled  at  Homestead,  and  some  at  City  Mills.  We  have  plenty  of 
orders  for  them  to  allow  shipment  in  car-loads  as  fast  as  material 
is  out,  and  trust  that  you  can  have  this  matter  arranged  promptly." 

Kindly  let  us  have  your  reply  as  soon  as  possible. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(167  words) 


16. 
Dear  Sir: 

Replying  to  your  favor  of  the  11th  inst.,  regarding  Hartford 
Fire  Box  Steel  covered  by  our  order  No.  22472,  we  have  had  this 
matter  up  with  our  customer,  and  he  advises  that  if  the  steel  is  fur- 
nished according  to  standard  Hartford  specifications,  with  a  reduc- 
tion of  area  of  50$,  the  same  will  be  satisfactory. 

Kindly  make  every  effort  possible  to  hurry  this  material  for- 
ward, and  oblige, 

Yours  very  truly, 

(70  words) 


17. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  have  your  favors  of  the  3d  and  4th  inst.,  relative  to  com- 
bining orders,  Nos.  22241,  42  and  49;  22222,  23;  22157  and  21702,  in 
cars  by  themselves  with  nothing  else  therein,  for  shipment  to  us. 
In  explanation, /we  would  say  that  these  orders  are  to  be  combined 
with  sheets  and  other  material  at  our  Chicago  warehouse,  for  car- 
load shipment  west  of  Chicago,  and  it  will  be  a  considerable  extra 
expense  in  rehandling,  etc.,  to  have  shipments  split  up  and  shipped 
as  rolled,  in  different  cars. 

We  also  assumed  it  would  be  more  satisfactory  to  you  for  us  to 
make  combination  here  rather  than  have  the  sheets  shipped  from 
the  Sheet  Co.  Mills  to  your  own  mills  for  combination,  which  you 
objected  to  some  time  since. 
11  Graham 


162  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


18  reconsign  protecting  p 

originated      /        yl      — 1  21  rollers  „  ,  / 

entitled       ,/lhf-ZJr. --.  angles  S±r*-$*\.. 


You  may  rest  assured  we  will  not  make  these  requests  except 
when  absolutely  necessary,  and  will  care  for  your  interests  wher- 
ever possible. 

Trusting  that  with  this  explanation  your  mill  will  execute  the 
orders  above  referred  to,  according  to  our  instructions,  we  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(194  words) 

18. 
Dear  Sir: 

You  will  receive  from  the  P.  F.  W.  &  C.  Union  Line,  77375,  con- 
signed to  us  at  Chicago.  On  arrival,  kindly  reconsign  to  Francis 
Smith  &  Co.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  forwarding  via  C.  &  N.  W., 
Union  Pacific  and  Southern  Pacific. 

You  will  note  from  the  Bill  of  Lading  that  this  car  originated 
at  McKeesport,  Pa.,  and  it  contains  No.  14  gauge  plate  steel,  on 
which  we  understand  the  through  rate  from  McKeesport  to  San 
Francisco  to  be  75c,  on  which  the  line  west  of  Chicago  is  entitled  to 
61J^c.  Will  you  kindly  arrange  to  have  this  car  billed  at  propor- 
tion of  through  rate,  and  send  us  the  bill  for  prepayment  of  charges 
west  of  Chicago?  In  which  case  you  will  note  an  overcharge  of 
l>£c,  as  we  have  paid  15c  east  of  Chicago.  This  \yic  we  shall 
expect  to  recover  by  claim,  or,  if  satisfactory,  bill  west  at  sixty  (CO) 
cents,  protecting  through  rate  of  75c,  in  which  case  there  will  be 
no  claim. 

Kindly  advise  us  date  of  forwarding  and  furnish  Bill  of  Lading 
as  soon  as  vou  receive  the  car. 

Yours  truly, 

(216  words) 

19. 
Gentlemen: 

We  reply  to  your  favor  of  the  15th  inst.,  regarding  llie  balance 
due  on  various  orders  for  shipment  to  Hoosier  Drill  Company.  We 
cannot  name  a  definite  promise  on  the  \%x.y%  on  your  order  18113 
at  the  present  writing,  but  will  make  note  of  this  particular  size  and 
get  it  out  at  the  very  first  rolling.  The  balance  of  this  order  calls 
for  a  small  lot  of  flats  which  will    probably    be  completed  and 


STEEL    AND    IRON    BUSINESS.  163 


shipped  by  the  25th  inst.,  together  with  the  balance  due  on  your 
orders,  17764,  18112,  18313  and  17760.  We  note  there  is  consider- 
able yet  to  be  shipped  on  your  order  18111  calling  for  rounds  and 
square  steel.  This  we  will  endeavor  to  roll  and  ship  inside  of  10 
days.  There  is  a  small  balance  yet  to  be  shipped  on  your  order 
No.  17760  calling  for  19  bars  of  2>£x^  half  oval  cut  10  ft.  6  in.  It 
is  impossible  for  us  to  name  definite  date  as  to  when  we  shall  be 
able  to  get  this  forward,  owing  to  the  small  amount  due;  however, 
we  will  place  the  same  in  mill  and  will  get  it  out  at  first  rolling. 
The  1  in.  groove  steel  on  your  order  18114  will  be  rolled  and  shipped 
in  about  two  weeks. 

Assuring  you  of  our  best  attention  in  this  matter,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

(271  words) 


20. 
Gentlemen: 

Referring  to  order  for  Williams,  White  &  Co.,  our  customer 
desires  that  you  ship  none  of  this  material  before  Feb.  1,  but  that 
you  have  shipment  commence  immediately  thereafter. 

We  would  also  call  your  attention  to  our  order  No.  28642, 
placed  with  you  on  the  18th  ult.,  for  sheet  metal,  to  be  shipped  to 
the  Morris  Machine  Company.  This  metal  should  have  been  deliv- 
ered not  later  than  the  20th  of  this  month.  These  people  are  writ- 
ing us  almost  daily,  to  know  when  they  may  expect  this  metal. 
Please  hurry  this  shipment  forward  at  the  earliest  possible 
moment,  also  advise  as  to  date  forwarded. 

Your  compliance  with  this  request  will  oblige, 

Yours  truly, 

(119  words) 


21. 

Gentlemen: 

Yours  of  the  31st  ult.  is  to  hand,  also  your  telegram  of  the  2d 
regarding  balance  due  the  Deering  Harvester  Co.  as  set  forth  in 
your  favor.  We  have  placed  these  balances  in  the  hands  of  our 
Rollers  and  will  strain  a  point  to  clean  them  up  during  the  next 
week.  We  are  giving  these  people  liberal  shipments.  Will  get 
forward  four  or  five  car-loads  this  week  and  early  next,  applying 
on  their  various  orders  for  Angles. 


164  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


esteem  .  heavier 

virtually  1 — *        /*    \  25  schedule  y\       °7    \     V 

duplicity  .._- *^L__.\ variations  *.X^--u_.V^_j 


V 


complicates  .                            I  .  widths 
24  narrowest  \  A        .              J  hardly- 
center  ..„-__>?* *.■£_.  justified 

shearing  ««  reconsideration 


1<-J-^ 


We  should  esteem  it  a  favor  if  you  would  have  our  friends,  the 
Deering  Harvester  Co.,  confine  their  correspondence  either  through 
your  office  or  direct.  We  are  receiving  daily  communications  from 
them  direct,  which  are  virtually  duplicates  of  your  communications, 
and  the  duplicity  in  correspondence  not  only  complicates  matters, 
but  requires  considerable  extra  work. 

Thanking  you  for  your  kind  consideration  of  this  subject,  and 
awaiting  your  further  favors,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

(153  words) 

22. 
Dear  Sirs: 

We  have  your  favors  of  the  6th  inst.,  with  orders,  Nos.  32693  to 
32700,  inclusive,  and  also  order  No.  32742.  All  of  this  material  will 
be  entered  for  our  very  best  attention  and  care. 

Referring  to  the  No.  12  gauge  material  on  the  above  orders,  we 
would  advise  you  that  we  cannot  guarantee  to  have  all  of  these 
pieces  true  to  the  gauge  specified,  as  it  will  run  somewhat  heavy, 
probably  close  to  No.  10.  Please  advise  us,  therefore,  whether  it 
will  be  satisfactory  to  furnish  these  pieces  as  light  as  our  rolls  will 
permit. 

Also  the  4.88  lb  material  on  order  No.  32742  will  be  heavy  to 
gauge,  as  material  of  this  sort  will  average  at  least  5>£  lbs.  Kindly 
advise  if  it  will  be  satisfactory  to  roll  this  as  light  as  we  can. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(167  words) 

23. 
Gentlemen: 

We  have  your  Mr.  Porter's  favor  of  the  30th  ult.,  relative  to 
balances  on  Deering  Harvester  Co.'s  orders.  Order  No.  15960,  we 
referred  to  your  invoice  of  Jan.  14,  as  your  Mr.  Graham's  letter  of 
the  24th  stated  that  this  specification  was  completed  on  the  14th 
ult.  However,  no  notice  of  shipment  or  invoice  has  as  yet  come  to 
hand,  and  we  still  show  a  balance  due. 


STEEL    AND    IRON    BUSINESS.  165 


On  order  No.  15967,  we  still  show  a  balance  of  1007  lbs.,  of  the 
1  in.  x  Y%  in.,  and  we  believe  if  you  will  carefully  go  over  your 
figures  again,  you  will  note  that  the  total  of  1887  and  856  lbs. 
shipped,  amounts  to  2743  instead  of  3743  as  stated  in  your  letter, 
which  leaves  a  balance  of  1007  lbs. 

We  should  be  pleased  to  hear  from  you  as  soon  as  possible 

regarding  this,  and  oblige,  Yours  very  truly, 

175  words) 

24. 
Dear  Sirs: 

We  have  your  favor  of  the  14th  inst.,  with  reference  to  the  No. 
12  gauge  steel  on  orders,  Nos.  2693  to  2700,  inclusive,  and  also  order 
No.  2742.  Having  gone  over  these  sizes  again,  and  as  the  material 
does  not  call  for  anything  very  wide,  we  will  try  our  best  to  roll  the 
same  as  near  No.  12  as  we  possibly  can,  thinking  that  we  can  do 
much  better  than  No.  10  that  we  recently  wrote  you  about. 

Our  reason  for  advising  you  that  No.  10  would  be  about  the 
best  we  can  do  was  that  on  the  narrowest  pieces  they  will  be  run 
double,  and  after  finished,  of  course,  the  center  of  the  plate  as  run 
would  really  become  the  edge  after  shearing,  and  would  be  heavier 
on  that  account,  it  being  our  custom  to  run  plates  double  when 
there  are  so  many  pieces;  but,  as  we  have  just  stated,  we  will  do 
the  very  best  we  can  for  you. 

We  also  have  your  other  favor  of  the  same  date,  with  further 
reference  to  orders  No.  32167  and  8.  We  had  already  advised  you 
that  we  would  make  shipment  yesterday,  and  are  glad  to  say  we 
did  so.  Yours  very  truly, 

(2-22  words) 

25. 
Gentlemen: 

Replying  to  your  favor  of  the  9th,  relative  to  No.  12  gauge  steel 
on  orders,  Nos.  2693  to  2700,  inclusive,  and  also  order  No.  2742, 
would  advise  you  that  we  have  been  furnishing  this  material  right 
along  and  this  is  the  first  time  you  have  brought  the  question  up; 
in  fact,  you  shipped  the  same  specifications  to  this  customer  on  the 
12th,  on  a  previous  order.  We  have  not  been  advised  of  any 
change  in  rolling  mill  practice,  or  in  the  schedule  of  permissible 
variations  allowable  for  this  gauge,  and  as  the  widths  are  all  well 
within  your  limits,  we  hardly  feel  that  you  are  justified  in  forcing 
this  condition.  We  trust  upon  reconsideration  you  will  arrange  to 
roll  the  orders  as  specified  within  the  usual  variation. 

Yours  truly, 

(145  words) 


166 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


26  overweight 
estimated 
calculations 

stubbs 

27  telegram 
naught 


I-*... 


unmade 

28  disregard 
memorandum 

correspond 

29  arranged 
originally 


26. 
Gentlemen: 

Replying  to  your  letter  of  the  24th  inst.,  relative  to  overweight 
on  invoice  of  the  19th,  we  have  carefully  investigated  and  cannot 
find  any  unusual  discrepancy.  The  estimated  weight  according  to 
our  calculations  is  as  follows: 

1st  item 9433  lbs. 

2d  item 4238  lbs. 

3d  item 23680  lbs. 

Total 37351  lbs. 

Actual  weight  is  37960  lbs.,  overweight  611  lbs.,  or  only  1^%. 

Regarding  the  item  of  281  Sheets  No.  9  stubbs  gauge  37"x 
41X",  we  do  not  understand  how  you  arrive  at  the  overcharge  you 
claim.  This  gauge  is  .194"  thick  and  weighs  7.95  lbs.  per  sq.  ft. 
The  item  figures  2978.6  lbs.  per  sq.  ft.,  making  estimated  weight 
28680  lbs.  We  trust  upon  further  investigation  you  will  find  we 
are  correct. 

The  last  item  should  read  41  %  in.  instead  of  41^  in. 

Yours  truly, 

(196  words) 


27. 
Dear  Sirs: 

We  have  your  telegram  reading  as  follows:  "Rush  thirty-one 
seven  sixty-five,  sixty-six,  sixty-seven,  thirty-two  one  naught  five. 
Wire  when."  In  reply,  we  understand  this  material  is  for  the 
Standard  Oil  Co.,  and  would  advise  you  that  we  made  a  shipment 
on  the  same  on  the  21st  inst.  There  are,  however,  a  few  plates 
unmade,  and  these  will  be  shipped  just  as  soon  as  we  can  get  them 
out. 

We  have  wired  you  as  follows:  "Shipment  on  Standard  Oil  Co. 
orders  went  forward  Wednesday,"  which  we  now  confirm. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(98  words) 


STEEL    AND    IRON    BUSINESS.  167 


28. 
Gentlemen: 

Upon  returning  to  his  desk  to-day,  the  writer  finds  the  changes 
made  in  your  orders,  when  at  the  mill  last  week,  were  not  clearly 
understood  when  the  matter  was  taken  up  with  you  under  date  of 
the  2d  inst.  You  may  disregard  this  communication  as  the 
changes  were  made  at  the  mill  in  accordance  with  our  conversa- 
tion and  memorandum  handed  you  by  the  writer,  and  our  records 
have  been  corrected  to  correspond. 

With  kind  regards  to  Mr.  Bater,  I  beg  to  remain, 

Yours  very  truly, 

(86  words) 


29. 
Dear  Sir: 

Referring  to  our  letter  of  the  28th  ult.,  by  our  Mr.  Moody,  from 
Steubenville,  Ohio,  regarding  changes  which  you  arranged  to  make 
with  him  on  orders  entered  with  La  Belle,  La  Belle  advise  they 
have  changed  the  15X  in.  wide  on  your  order  No.  3024  to  .12  car- 
bon steel,  but  the  change  on  the  stock  10^"  in.  wide  which  they 
expected  to  roll  this  week  on  your  border  No.  3045  they  do  not 
think  is  correct,  as  the  stock  they  rolled  is  high  carbon. 

They  state  their  understanding  is  that  you  wish  this  rolled  No. 
15  gauge,  but  other  orders  No.  3002  and  No.  3024,  for  which  they 
cannot  secure  high  carbon  steel  you  are  willing  to  take  in  soft 
steel,  by  making  it  one  gauge  heavier  than  originally  ordered. 

You  will  note,  in  our  Mr.  Moody's  letter,  no  reference  was 
made  to  order  No.  3002,  on  which  there  is  still  due  about  12,000  lbs., 
No.  15  gauge,  10^  in.  wide.  If  our  understanding  is  not  correct, 
kindly  advise  promptly,  and  oblige, 

Yours  truly, 

(212  words) 

30. 
Dear  Sir: 

Referring  to  your  favor  of  the  28th  inst.,  regarding  Deering 
Harvester  Co.'s  orders,  we  fail  to  locate  invoice  of  the  14th  inst. 
applying  on  order  No.  15960  referred  to. 

Your  order  No.  15961,  lxy&,  shipped  complete  November  19. 

Your  order  No.  15962,  120  lbs.,  l}4xy$,  due  as  stated. 


168  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


31  tonnage 

34  flanges  jT  diameter 


nozzles 


7              diameter  <\ 

_yJ...^-^..-.b™         threaded  ...Urrs £.».- 


Your  erder  No.  15967,  1007  lbs.,  \xl/%,  claimed  due,  ordered 
3750.  Shipped  Nov.  19,  1887  lbs.,  and  Jan.  7,  856  lbs.,  making  total 
of  2743  lbs.,  applying  on  order.  Third  item,  same  order,  125  lbs., 
l/4x-/4,  due.  We  will  make  shipment  of  this,  together  with  the  120 
lb,  /4x>6,  due,  next  week.     The  other  items  are  complete. 

Yours  truly, 

'  (176  words) 

31. 
Gentlemen: 

Replying  to  your  favor  of  the  10th  inst.,  wherein  you  stated 
that  the  mills  had  over-shipped  l%x.lA  cut  14  ft.  4>£  in.  about  21100 
lbs.  on  our  order  No.  16570,  and  asked  us  to  arrange  with  our  cus- 
tomer to  accept  this  excess.  The  day  following  you  called  us  up 
by  telephone  and  stated  the  mill  had  just  advised  receipt  of  order 
No.  17830,  covering  10900  lbs.  of  this  size,  and  they  would  apply 
sufficient  of  the  excess  to  cover  this  item,  and  ship  the  balances  of 
the  excess  on  order  No.  16570,  which  we  advised  would  be  satis- 
factory. 

We  have  since  received  your  invoice  of  the  4th  inst.  applying 
this  entire  shipment  against  order  No.  16570,  showing  an  over-ship- 
ment of  21167  lbs.,  instead  of  applying  10900  lbs.  against  the  same 
size  on  No.  17830,  as  you  advised  you  would  do. 

Please  instruct  your  invoice  department  to  change  their  appli- 
cation of  this  shipment  so  as  to  take  care  of  the  item  on  the  later 
order.  The  over-shipment  on  No.  16570  will  then  be  10267  lbs., 
which  our  customer  agrees  to  accept  with  the  understanding  that 
the  tonnage  shall  not  apply  against  the  contract. 

Yours  truly, 

(257  words) 

32. 
Gentlemen: 

We  refer  to  your  favor  of  the  24th  inst.,  by  Mr.  Graham, 
advising  orders  No.  15960-61-62-67,  for  the  Deering  Harvester  Co., 
are  complete.  According  to  your  records  the  following  balances 
are  still  due: 


STEEL    AND    IRON    BUSINESS.  169 


No.  15960 — Invoice  of  14th  inst.  not  yet  received. 
No.  15961—738    lbs.  due,  first  item,  lxl/$. 
No.  15962—120    lbs.  due,  third  item,  \%xY%. 
No.  15967—1007  lbs.  due,  first  item,  \x%. 

125    lbs.  due,  third  item,  \y2xyi. 
Mr.   Porter  will  recall  that  these  people  are  very  particular 
about  their  orders  being  cleaned  up  to  the  pound.     Please  have 
these  small  balances  cleaned  up  and  forward  them  at  an  early  date. 

Yours  truly, 

(175  words) 

33. 

Gentlemen: 

We  are  advised  by  our  order  dept.  that  our  mills  over-shipped 
the  \%x%  cut  14  ft.  4^  in.  about  21100  lbs.  on  your  order  16570. 
We  hope  that  your  customer  will  be  able  to  use  this  excess. 
Awaiting  your  reply,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

(65  words) 


34. 

Gentlemen: 

Please  quote  us  on  the  following  flanges,  for  making  nozzles  to 
go  in  between  the  domes  and  boilers: 
4  pressed  steel  flanges,  \0l/i  in.  inside  dia.,  18  in.  outside  dia.,  Y&  in. 

thick,  30  in.  sweep. 
8  pressed  steel  flanges,  10 >£    in.  inside  dia.,  18  in.  outside  dia., 

7-16  in.  thick,  66  in.  sweep. 
4  pressed  steel  flanges,  10K  in.  inside  dia.,   18  in.   outside  dia., 

5-16  in.  thick,  24  in.  sweep. 
2  pressed  steel  flanges,  %x/z  in.  inside  dia.,  16  in.  outside  dia.,  7-16  in. 

thick,  66  in.  sweep. 
6  threaded  steel  pipe  flanges,  3K  in.  diameter,  66  in.  sweep. 

1  threaded  steel  pipe  flange,  2%  in.  diameter,  24  in.  sweep. 

2  threaded  steel  pipe  flanges,  8  in.  diameter,  15>2  in.  outside  dia., 

30  in.  sweep. 
All  of  the  flanges  that  are  not  threaded  to  have  a  2  in.  flange 
where  inside  diameter  is  given,  to  rivet  to  legs  for  mud  pipe  and 
steam  dome  connection. 

Your  reply  by  return  mail  will  be  appreciated. 

Yours  truly, 

(239  words) 


170  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


36  structural  88  desired  i 

necessitate  1        v*o  V  throughout         1  „ 

familiar  —JCJ — .3.  .x<r=s.  valued  _.\ -.:./_ ^ 


35. 
Gentlemen: 

Referring  to  your  order  No.  12104,  we  would  say  we  have 
entered  this  order  based  on  furnishing  open-hearth  steel  .15  to  .18 
carbon  and  will  bill  as  flange  steel  at  the  price  of  flange  in  the  con- 
tract. 

On  order  No.  12105  you  specify  No.  6  gauge  flange  steel  plates. 
These  will  be  charged  at  $1.00  per  ton  additional  over  the  price  of 
flange  for  plates  %  in.  and  heavier.  The  foregoing  confirms  tele- 
phone message  of  this  morning. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(98  words) 
36. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  favor  of  the  4th  inst.,  referring  to 
orders,  Nos.  2104  and  2105,  and  stating  that  the  orders  are  being 
held  until  the  question  of  analysis  has  been  settled.  Since  receiv- 
ing this  letter  we  have  been  advised  by  telephone  to  the  effect  that 
the  samples  submitted  by  the  Seamless  Structural  Company,  were 
open  hearth  steel  .15  to  .18  carbon,  which  will  necessitate  furnish- 
ing in  flange  steel. 

We  also  note  that  the  No.  6  flange  steel  called  for  on  the  latter 
order  will  be  billed  to  us  at  an  advance  of  $1.00  per  ton  over  regular 
%  in.  and  heavier,  which  is  entirely  satisfactory. 

We  desire  to  impress  upon  you  again  the  fact  that  this  material 
must  be  for  drawing  purposes,  with  which  you  are  familiar.  We 
would  suggest  that  before  commencing  on  the  entire  requirement, 
you  send  forward  a  sample  of  a  few  tons,  that  our  customers  may 
satisfy  themselves  as  to  the  quality,  etc. 

Trusting  you  will  arrange  this  matter  at  an  early  date,  we  are, 

Yours  very  truly, 

(191  words) 

37. 
Gentlemen: 

Referring  to  your  letter  of  May  26,  giving  rolling  schedule  for 
this  week,  would  say,  we  are  advised  by  our  people  that  orders 
12104  and  12105  have  not  yet  been  entered  and  cannot  be  until  the 


STEEL    AND    IRON    BUSINESS.  171 


question  of  analysis  is  settled;  and,  that  owing  to  this  delay,  they 
will  hardly  be  able  to  execute  these  orders  this  week,  but  as  soon 
as  the  orders  are  ready  for  entering  we  will  push  them  as  fast  as 
possible. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(88  words) 

38. 
Gentlemen: 

We  acknowledge  receipt  of  your  esteemed  favor  of  the  17th 
inst.,  and  in  reply  are  pleased  to  quote  you  on  material  desired  as 
follows : 

4  forged  steel  flanges,  10>£  in.  I.  D.,  18  in.  O.  D.,  ft  in.  thick, 

30  in.  sweep,  each $  9.00 

8  forged  steel  flanges,  10#  in.  I.  D.,  18  in.  O.  D.,  ft  in.  thick, 

66  in.  sweep,  each 9.00 

4  forged  steel  flanges,  10^  in.  I.  D.,  18  in.  O.  D.,  %  in.  thick, 

24  in.  sweep,  each 9.00 

2  forged  steel  flanges,  8lA  in.  I.  D.,  16  in.  O.  D.,  Yz  in.  thick, 

66  in.  sweep,  each 15.00 

Regular  threaded  pipe  flanges,  as  per  last  three  items  of  your 
inquiry,  65  and  10$  discount  from  the  regular  list.  All  at  our  ware- 
house, Chicago,  for  prompt  shipment. 

You  will  note  that  we  have  figured  on  forged  flanges  through- 
out, and  we  shall  hope  to  be  in  receipt  of  your  valued  order. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(308  words) 


GENERAL    EXERCISE. 

You  desire  a  position  as  stenographer  and  general  office  assist- 
ant. Prepare  an  advertisement  for  the  paper,  setting  forth  your 
desires. 

Write  a  letter  making  application  for  a  position  as  stenog- 
rapher. Give  reason  for  writing.  State  qualifications,  salary 
'expected,  etc. 


RAILROAD    CORRESPONDENCE. 


1  entails 
terminal 
inspectors 

defects 
bulged 
aggravating 


.r...w^. 


2  cuspidors 
compartments 

3  ensue  .J7'5^N_..'\-___^"rt\. 

4  superintendent 
railway 
postal  .£v_ 


oo.y 


i. 


Dear  Sir: 

We  are  receiving  at  Jersey  City  a  great  many  cars,  destined  to 
points  in  New  England,  the  condition  of  which  is  such  that  it  is 
necessary  to  transfer  the  lading,  which  not  only  entails  expense, 
but  causes  serious  delays  at  that  terminal.  Many  of  these  cases 
are  of  such  a  character  that  this  trouble  and  expense  could  be 
avoided  if  proper  attention  were  paid  at  points  where  the  cars  are 
loaded. 

As  these  cars  come  to  us  from  all  parts  of  the  country,  I  know 
of  no  other  way  of  reaching  the  matter,  except  to  call  attention  to 
the  facts,  and  ask  that,  so  far  as  your  Division  is  concerned,  you 
take  the  matter  up  with  inspectors  and  those  in  charge  of  loading 
the  cars,  and  endeavor  to  have  more  thorough  inspection  and 
repairs  made  to  the  cars  when  they  are  loaded,  as  well  as  to  see 
that  the  cars  are  so  loaded  that  they  are  not  too  wide  to  pass  the 
New  England  inspection.  Many  of  the  cars  referred  to  have  old 
defects  and  will  not  be  received  by  the  New  York,  New  Haven  & 
Hartford  Railroad;  others  are  reported  as  having  the  bottom  brake 
connections  less  than  2}i  in.  above  top  of  rail,  and  will  not  be 
accepted  by  the  New  Haven  road;  while  others,  principally  coal 
cars,  are  reported  as  having  sides  bulged  so  that  they  exceed  the 
New  Haven  limits. 


RAILROAD    CORRESPONDENCE.  173 


I  shall  be  very  glad  if  you  will  have  the  matter  taken  up  in 
whatever  manner  you  think  best,  and  endeavor  to  avoid  as  much 
of  this  trouble  as  possible,  as  the  situation  at  Jersey  City  is  espe- 
cially aggravating,  because  the  extra  drilling  tends  to  congest  the 
already  overcrowded  terminal. 

Yours  truly, 

(290  words) 

2. 

Dear  Sir: 

In  a  few  days  we  shall  be  sending  you  six  cuspidors  which  you 
are  to  use  in  replacing  any  which  are  found  missing  in  any  cars 
provided  with  them.  Such  cars,  of  course,  will  be  smoking  cars 
and  compartments,  and  there  should  be  a  cuspidor  between  each 
two  seats. 

These  cuspidors  must  be  cleaned  on  each  arrival,  and  a  little 
water  left  in  them. 

Yours  truly, 

(68  words) 

3. 
Dear  Sir: 

I  have  yours  of  the  18th  inst.,  relative  to  trouble  experienced 
with  cars  arriving  from  Pullman,  owing  to  boxes  not  being  properly 
packed.  The  matter  has  been '  referred  to  our  shop  people,  and  I 
hope  proper  results  will  ensue. 

Respectfully, 

(41  words) 


4. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  are  advised  by  the  Superintendent  that  the  Sup't  of  the 
Railway  Mail  Service  has  been  requested  to  have  the  postal  clerks 
lock  their  supplies,  i.  e.,  tools,  brushes,  brooms,  step  ladder,  etc., 
upon  their  arrival  at  terminals,  in  the  closets  provided  for  the  pur- 
pose. If  there  is  any  shortage  they  are  to  report  the  matter 
promptly.  Kindly  take  the  matter  up  with  your  inspectors  in 
order  that  it  may  receive  the  necessary  attention. 

Yours  truly, 

(77  words) 


174 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


5  conductors 
valve 
similarly 

passenger 
equipped 
initial 

6  lubricating 
journal 
locomotives 


roundhouse 

thoroughly 

incorrect 

instructed 
7  Eastman 
Despatch 

government 
customary 
9  frozen 


5. 
Dear  Sir: 

There  are  a  number  of  P.  C.  C.  &  St.  L.  express,  baggage, 
baggage  and  express;  also  baggage,  mail  and  express  cars  that  have 
the  conductor's  valve  located  in  the  end  of  the  car,  or  so  located 
that  the  lever  cannot  be  reached  when  cars  are  loaded  with  express 
or  baggage. 

All  such  cars  in  above  condition  should  have  a  cord  connection 
from  the  valve  running  the  entire  length  of  the  car,  located  and 
secured  similarly  to  that  in  passenger  coaches.  Kindly  arrange  to 
do  this  work  on  all  the  classes  of  cars  mentioned,  either  as  they 
pass  through  the  shops  for  repairs,  or  as  they  are  found  in  the 
terminal  yards  not  so  equipped. 

Kindly  advise  me,  car  number  and  initial,  as  fast  as  they  are 
changed. 

Yours  truly, 

(138  words) 


6. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  send  you  to-day  eight  framed  copies  of  blue-print,  showing 
proper  and  improper  methods  of  packing  and  lubricating  the 
journal  boxes  and  journals  of  passenger  and  freight  car  equip- 
ment and  the  tender  truck  boxes  of  locomotives. 

One  of  these  copies  should  be  posted  in  each  of  the  main 
inspector's  houses,  at  the  principal  inspection  points,  and  also  one 
in  your  roundhouse.  We  presume  that  each  man  whose  duties 
are  in  any  way  connected  with  the  packing  and  lubrication  of 
journals  thoroughly  understands  the  difference  between  the  correct 
and  incorrect  methods  and  the  reasons.  If  not,  they  should  be 
instructed. 

Yours  truly, 

(106  words) 


RAILROAD    CORRESPONDENCE.  175 


7. 
Dear  Sir: 

The  contract  with  the  Eastman  Fruit  Despatch  relative  to  the 
operation  of  the  Eastman  Heater  Cars  over  the  Pennsylvania 
System  has  been  renewed  for  another  year,  and  I  should  be  glad  to 
have  you  instruct  all  interested  at  your  station  that  the  provisions 
of  General  Notice  No.  62,  dated  November  24,  a  copy  of  which  was 
furnished  you  December  1,  in  regard  to  the  handling  of  these  cars, 
will  apply  for  the  coming  winter. 

As  you  understand,  the  government  has  ruled  that  mail 
addressed  to  the  Eastman  Fruit  Despatch  cannot  be  carried  free 
as  railroad  mail,  and  unless  the  Eastman  people  furnish  postage 
stamps,  the  customary  reports  should  be  made  out  and  sent  to  my 
office  for  file  and  future  reference  the  same  as  heretofore. 

Yours  truly, 

(131  words) 

8. 
Dear  Sir: 

Returning  herewith  your  September  report  of  slid  flat  wheels 
removed  from  passenger  equipment  cars,  I  beg  to  advise  that  it 
does  not  give  the  proper  information  to  be  included  in  our  state- 
ment to  Mr.  Johnson,  and  should  request  that  you  arrange  to  give 
this  information  under  the  following  headings  in  future: 

Place  Removed,  Wheel  Number,  Size,  Maker's  Name,  Date 
Removed,  Date  in  Service,  Freight  or  Scrap,  Train  Number, 
Initials,  Number,  Kind,  Engine  Number,  Truck  (Front  or  Rear), 
Leverage  (in  inches). 

Please  arrange  to  have  the  report,  with  the  above  data,  in  my 
office  not  later  than  the  morning  of  the  25th  of  each  month,  and 
you  will  oblige, 

Very  respectfully, 

(113  words) 

9. 
Dear  Sir: 

It  has  been  reported  that  a  number  of  steam  drain  pipes  were 
frozen  by  hose  not  draining  when  hung  in  the  center  support  chain. 
Investigation  showed  that  this  is  frequently  caused  by  the  hose  not 
being  applied  to  the  steam  pipe  properly  when  put  on  the  car,  that 


176  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


twisted  .  undoubtedly 

fastened  I  P  11  revenue 


X 


discovered 


existirg  .* — ^-q-- 

10  especially  divert 

unloading  \     , \      S\  tonnage 

proposition  .Z__r7s._\_ appreciate 

liability  \         „»    «"  12  household 


is,  so  that  in  order  to  couple  the  hose  it  must  be  twisted  considerably, 
which  is  very  hard  on  the  hose  and  must  not  be  allowed,  or  by 
improper  mounting,  so  that  the  lugs  on  either  or  both  center  band 
and  band  near  nipple,  to  which  chains  are  fastened,  are  not  placed 
properly.  Again,  when  the  hook  on  car  is  not  in  the  proper  place 
so  that  the  center  of  the  hose  when  hung  up  is  too  high,  the  water 
cannot  drain  out  of  the  pipes.  The  position  for  chain  lugs  is  shown 
on  blue  print  10158-A,  and  care  should  be  taken  that  the  hose  are 
properly  mounted  before  being  applied;  also,  that  they  be  applied 
to  the  car  so  that  it  will  not  be  necessary  to  twist  the  hose  in  order 
to  couple  them,  and  that  the  hook  for  supporting  center  of  hose  is 
properly  located,  so  the  water  can  drain  out  of  the  pipes. 

Please  arrange  to  give  this  matter  the  best  attention  while  cars 
are  at  terminal  yards,  as  well  as  when  applying  hose  at  stations, 
when  it  becomes  necessary  on  account  of  defects  existing. 

Very  respectfully, 

(245  words) 

10. 
Dear  Sir: 

Replying  to  your  letter  of  April  22,  and  especially  your  first 
question  contained  therein,  we  will  say  that  if  you  can  get  your 
freight  to  our  depot  so  that  your  teams  can  be  backed  up  to  the 
door  ready  for  unloading  not  later  than  11:30  a.  m.,  we  can  take  care 
of  your  St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis  freight  for  our  noon  train.  As  a 
general  proposition  there  is  no  liability  of  the  team  being  delayed 
in  getting  to  the  doors  in  the  forenoon,  and  if  they  can  get  here 
by  11:00  a.  m.  it  would  be  still  better  than  11:30  a.  m.  All  teams 
take  their  turns  in  our  yard,  but  in  case  of  teams  from  you  with 
important  transfer  freight  for  St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis  in  the  fore- 
noon, if  the  driver  will  advise  the  foreman  of  this  fact,  upon 
arrival,  the  foreman  undoubtedly  would  open  up  a  special  door  to 
take  care  of  it  in  order  to  be  sure  it  went  forward  on  the  noon  train. 

Yours  truly, 

(173  words) 


RAILROAD    CORRESPONDENCE.  177 


11. 

Dear  Sir: 

I  would  respectfully  call  your  attention  to  letters  attached 
dated  the  10th  and  11th  insts.,  to  which  I  also  attach  expense  bills 
covering  the  shipments,  in  order  that  you  may  take  the  matter  up 
with  the  parties  at  fault. 

Now,  in  regard  to  these  expense  bills,  I  would  suggest  that 
some  special  arrangements  be  made  whereby  it  will  be  possible  for 
us  to  get  these  bills  written  up  in  time  and  prepared  according  to 
the  instructions  which  are  plainly  printed  on  the  back  of  each  bill. 
We  have  been  annoyed  more  or  less  for  several  months  on  account 
of  this  irregular  way  of  getting  out  these  bills,  and  I  trust  you  will 
be  able  to  arrange  the  matter  satisfactorily  to  all  parties  interested. 

I  would  also  call  your  attention  to  the  copies  of  expense  bills 
attached,  B/7836,  from  Milwaukee,  and  would  call  your  special 
attention  to  the  fact  that  the  agent  is  taking  these  bills  into 
account,  against  your  instructions,  that  he  may  get  the  benefit 
of  the  weight  and  revenue.  Of  late,  we  have  discovered  that  he  is 
taking  into  account  all  large  shipments  and  letting  all  shipments 
go  through  by  simply  changing  the  heading  of  the  waybill.  My 
understanding  was,  that  instructions  from  you  were,  that  he 
should  change  the  heading  of  all  waybills  and  let  the  shipments 
come  forward  to  Chicago,  and  that  we  would  take  care  of  the  proper 
proportions,  etc. 

Is  my  understanding  of  this  matter  correct,  and  is  the  agent 
at  Milwaukee  to  continue  to  divert  this  billing  at  his  own  pleasure 
when  it  is  a  matter  of  tonnage  and  revenue  to  him  only? 

An  early  reply  will  be  greatly  appreciated. 

Yours  truly, 

(286  words) 


12. 

Dear  Sir: 

I  am  in  receipt  of  your  letter  of  April  14,  with  reference  to  set- 
ting a  car  at  Chicago  Ave.  Station  for  you  to  load  your  household 
goods  into  for  Dubuque,  la.  I  herewith  advise  you  that  I  have 
Arranged  to  have  a  car  placed  there  for  your  loading  on  Saturday 
morning,  April  29,  the  said  car  to  be  for  the  exclusive  use  of  your 
household  goods  between  Chicago  and  Dubuque. 
13  Graham 


178  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


forwarded                           »  schedules 

release                V    y     (-^      /  personal 

agent  .->* «-<...       15  receipted 


»                         scneauies            .                        o 
release                v.         (-^      /                 personal              f      \          ^" 
-»* t-'---       15  receiDted  .*>... .  C_^ 


13  prominently      iv  delivery 
stamped              V — ^           /v,         16  merchandise 

14  refrigerators /-•  rendered 


rt        * 


t.Sfc 


The  car  will  be  forwarded  by  first  train  from  here  after  the 
same  is  loaded,  so  as  to  arrive  in  Dubuque  not  later  than  Monday 
morning. 

It  will  be  necessary  for  you  to  furnish  the  billing  and  execute 
releases  for  the  same  to  our  agent  at  Chicago,  111. 

I  hope  that  you  will  not  delay  the  car  here,  and  trust  that  you 
will  have  it  loaded  as  early  as  possible  on  Wednesday,  so  that  it 
will  not  be  delayed  for  our  fast  freight  train. 

Yours  truly, 

(160  words) 

13. 
Dear  Sir: 

I  am  in  receipt  of  your  favor  of  the  28th  inst.,  with  reference  to 
your  shipments  that  are  to  go  forward  prepaid. 

This  is  to  advise  you  that  I  have  put  your  firm's  name  on  our 
prepaid  list,  and  that  if  in  the  future  you  will  see  that  all  of  your 
shipping  tickets  are  plainly  and  prominently  printed  or  stamped 
"Prepay  &  Collect,"  I  think  there  will  be  no  trouble  about  your 
shipments  going  forward  in  that  manner. 

Yours  truly, 

(82  words) 

14. 
Dear  Sir: 

Your  favor  of  the  8th  inst.  at  hand.  In  reply  I  will  say  that  we 
have  not  yet  received  our  Refrigerator  Schedules  for  this  season 
from  the  printer,  but  expect  the  same  within  a  day  or  two.  As 
soon  as  received,  I  shall  forward  you  one  under  personal  cover,  as 
requested. 

Hoping  this  will  be  satisfactory,  I  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(62  words) 

15. 
Dear  Sir: 

Enclosed  please  find  our  expense  bills  B/8675  and  B/9786  which 
were  receipted  for  by  you.      I  wish  only    to  call  your  attention 


RAILROAD    CORRESPONDENCE.  1T0 


to  the  manner  in  which  they  are  receipted,  and  ask  you  if  you  con- 
sider this  a  proper  way  to  stamp  receipts  and  return.  I  thought 
perhaps  you  would  like  to  know  of  the  condition,  in  order  that 
you  might  take  some  action  to  correct  the  same.  Will  you  kindly 
return  the  same  to  me  by  first  mail? 

I  wish  also  to  call  your  especial  attention  to  our  expense  bill 
B/6723  which  I  attached,  both  as  to  the  manner  in  which  it  is 
receipted  and  also  as  to  the  part  forwarded.  You  will  note  that  it  is 
the  delivery  ticket  part  of  it,  and  not  our  receipt.  We  are  getting  a 
great  many  of  them  from  you  in  this  way  lately,  and  it  is  causing 
considerable  trouble.  Very  often  we  are  obliged  to  run  over  large 
numbers  of  these  receipts  and  make  a  special  check  in  order  to 
locate  the  proper  slip.  For  this  reason  I  wish  you  would  kindly 
take  the  matter  up  in  a  systematic  way  and  make  some  arrange- 
ment for  a  more  perfect  check  on'  these  receipts,  and  thereby 
relieve  us  of  this  extra  checking  and  general  annoyance. 

Yours  truly, 

(230  words) 


16. 

Dear  Sir: 

I  have  your  letter  of  the  16th  inst.,  with  reference  to  your 
receiving  on  an  average  of  two  or  three  merchandise  cars  daily 
from  this  station  containing  freight  for  Council  Bluffs,  B.  &  M.  Ry. 
and  C,  R.  I.  &  P.  Ry.  Your  understanding  of  our  being  short  of 
space  and  that  it  has  been  remedied  is  partly  right  and  partly 
wrong.  We  are  short  of  space,  but  it  has  not  been  remedied.  When 
the  new  car  schedule  goes  into  effect,  some  two  or  three  weeks 
hence,  it  will  not  remedy  this  matter  for  you.  We  shaH  then,  as 
now,  have  only  one  space  allotted  to  the  Council  Bluffs  car,  and 
when  that  car  runs  full  it  will  be  pulled  out  and  another  empty  put 
in  its  place,  and  so  on  during  the  day  as  fast  as  they  run  full.  Our 
track  room  is  very  limited,  and  with  our  increasing  tonnage,  we  are 
very  badly  handicapped.  It  is  impossible  for  us  to  do  differently 
in  loading  your  cars,  and  you  will  have  to  make  the  best  of  it  as 
we  are  compelled  to  do. 

Hoping  this  will  be  a  satisfactory  explanation,  I  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(191  words) 


180  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


17  waybills 

perishat 

20  junction 


waybills  reciprocate 

perishable        >»  \      /  2*  hardware         ^\_  *\ 

junction  .-  V-/? — V.hJl.      22  furthermore     -    -     --"V/- -  "V^" 

17. 
Dear  Sir: 

I  find  that  you  are  sending  part  of  your  waybills  on  Train  No. 
6  and  part  of  them  on  Train  No.  58.  It  is  most  important  that  we 
get  all  of  your  waybills  on  No.  6  so  that  we  can  get  them  out  before 
the  waybills  from  other  points  arrive  on  Train  No.  58.  There 
are  so  many  bills  for  butter,  eggs,  cheese  and  perishable  freight 
arriving  on  No.  58  that  we  do  not  get  through  with  these  bills,  con- 
sequently your  freight  is  delayed.  Heretofore,  your  bills  have 
always  been  received  on  No.  6  and  I  can  see  no  reason  why  you 
cannot  send  them  on  No.  6  now,  and  I  hope  that  you  will  arrange  so 
to  do. 

Yours  truly. 

(134  words) 

18. 

Dear  Sir: 

I  herewith  attach  for  your  inspection  and  consideration  S/Pro 
3847  of  April  30.  These  goods  were  delivered  to  you  on  May  2,  but 
held  in  your  house  and  receipt  not  given  until  May  6.  I  under- 
stand the  reason  why  you  refused  to  give  us  a  receipt  on  the  2d  is 
because  it  was  a  weight  and  charge  ahead  of  shipment,  and  you  were 
not  willing  to  give  us  a  receipt  until  you  had  located  the  same. 
Now,  our  expense  bill  bears  full  reference  reading  "weight  and 
charges  on  Sacto,  Cal.,  Feb.  9  waybill  W/M  69,  Pro  B  389,  car 
49870  to  }'ou  Feb.  20."  Under  these  circumstances  I  cannot  see  any 
reason  why  you  should  not  date  this  on  the  2d  when  you  received 
it  on  that  day.  Will  you  please  investigate  and  advise,  and  if  there 
is  no  good  reason  why  we  should  not  have  a  receipt  dated  May  2, 
will  you  please  change? 

By  returning  the  attached  receipt  promptly,  you  will  oblige, 

Yours  truly, 

(180  words) 
19. 

Dear  Sir: 

Agreeable  with  your  telephone  request,  I  send  you  herewith 
copy  of  correction  on  my  May  10  W/B  28394,  covering  car-load  of 
machinery  to  Walcott,  Wyo. 

Yours  truly, 

(34  words) 


RAILROAD    CORRESPONDENCE.  181 


20. 
Dear  Sir: 

I  hand  you  herewith  three  corrections,  issued  at  this  office  on 
May  3  and  May  7,  on  which  we  also  wired  your  station  with  refer- 
ence to  items  pertaining  to  our  prepaid  account.  As  I  have 
received  neither  answer  from  my  message  nor  an  acceptance  of  our 
corrections,  I  wish  you  would  kindly  advise  me  if  the  shipments  in 
question  passed  your  station  without  being  corrected.  I  note  that 
you  are  in  the  same  position  that  I  am,  and  I  know  that  you  will 
appreciate  my  position  in  this  matter,  as  we  are  not  allowed  to 
correct  our  accounts  until  we  receive  an  acceptance  from  the  junc- 
tion agent. 

Hoping  that  you  will  do  everything  possible  to  help  us  along 
in  this  matter,  and  also  assuring  you  of  our  willingness  to  recipro- 
cate in  any  manner  possible  when  called  upon,  I  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(145  words) 

21. 
Dear  Sir: 

Please  note  attached  letter  from  our  agent  at  Sioux  City,  in 
which  he  is  tracing  for  name  and  address  of  shipper  on  consign- 
ment you  delivered  us  March  10,  covered  by  your  Pro  1824,  New 
York  W/B  314,  of  Feb.  28.  This  shipment  is  consigned  to  Smith 
Bros.,  Sioux  City,  la.,  and  consists  of  one  case  of  hardware. 
Kindly  furnish  the  required  information,  and  oblige, 

Yours  truly, 

(74  words) 

22. 
Dear  Sir: 

Replying  to  your  favor  of  the  26th  ult.,  I  wish  to  advise  that  we 
checked  over  this  sack  of  seed  and  later  received  your  4/22  waybill 
4567  to  cover.  I  notice  that  Mr.  Smith  takes  exception  to  our  tak- 
ing this  bill  into  account,  but  up  to  the  present  time  we  have 
received  no  bill  from  him  to  cover  this  shipment.  Furthermore, 
next  attached  you  will  find  letter  from  him  under  date  of  May  1, 
stating  that  he  has  no  record  of  bill  covering  this  shipment.  Under 
these  circumstances,  I  reported  your  waybill  in  last  month's  busi- 
ness and  it  will  have  to  stand. 

Please  correct  your  accounts  accordingly. 

Yours  truly, 

(116  words) 


182  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


23  diversion  territory 

unconsigned       I    2        «_,        |  25  agricultu 

destined  _vf...s— *—  ■-..  Y>. ..      28  crockery 


23. 
Dear  Sir: 

Replying  to  your  favor  of  the  26th  inst.,  with  reference  to  diver- 
sion of  car-load  of  furniture  from  the  M.  K.  &  T.  Ry.,  we  will  say, 
that  next  attached  you  will  find  copy  of  my  May  3  W/B  17869, 
making  good  this  diversion.  The  reason  these  papers  were  delayed 
so  long  was  because  of  the  fact  that  we  had  no  unconsigned  car 
destined  to  the  territory  of  the  M.  K.  &  T.  Ry. 

Yours  truly, 

(88  words) 

24. 
Dear  Sir: 

Returning  you  herewith  your  letter  of  the  2d  inst.,  with  refer- 
ence to  a  shipment  of  a  bundle  of  rake  heads,  we  wish  to  advise 
that  our  records  show  that  this  shipment  checked  out  of  the  car 
O.  K.  and  was  delivered  to  you  on  our  Pro  B/5647  and  we  hold  a 
clear  receipt  for  the  same.  To  make  sure  that  the  shipment  was 
not  in  our  freight  house,  I  have  had  a  most  thorough  search  made 
of  the  house  and  I  fail  to  find  any  record  of  the  rake  heads  in  ques- 
tion. Therefore,  we  must  stand  on  our  records,  as  it  shows  we 
delivered  you  this  shipment  in  full  when  the  original  shipment  was 
delivered  to  you. 

Yours  truly, 

(125  words) 
25. 

Dear  Sir: 

In  reply  to  yours  of  the  26th  inst.,  I  attach  you  herewith  copy 
of  transfer  to  the  Monon  Ry.  covering  car  32950,  agricultural 
implements,  consigned  to  Philadelphia,  Pa.  This  shipment  passed 
here  in  full  and  in  good  order,  and  we  hold  clear  receipt.  I  cannot 
account  for  the  damage  in  any  way. 

Yours  truly, 

(CO  words) 
26. 
Dear  Sir: 

Answering  your  letter  of  the  17th,  in  which  you  ask  concerning 
shipment  covered  by  my  April  12  W/B  2869,  dry  goods,  consigned  to 
Jas.  Bradley,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  I  wish  to  advise  that  this  shipment  was 
received  by  us  at  6  p.  m.,  April  11,  too  late  to  forward  that  day.    It 


RAILROAD    CORRESPONDENCE.  183 


was  forwarded  promptly  on  the  12th  in  car  67294.  There  was 
evidently  no  delay  in  the  handling  of  this  shipment,  inasmuch  as 
the  same  was  handed  to  us  too  late  for  forwarding  April  11. 

Yours  truly,  (loi  words) 

27. 
Dear  Sir: 

Returning  all  papers,  I  find  upon  investigation  that  this  ship- 
ment arrived  here  April  14  and  checked  from  car  29810  in  good 
order,  under  seals  666  both  sides,  and  was  so  delivered  to  consignees 
April  29.  This  shipment  was  received  "Dead- Head  Astray  on 
Houston,  Minn.,  April  15,  W/B  82,"  agent  claiming  that  the  weight 
and  charges  were  included  in  his  April  12  waybill  71,  as  per  copy 
of  receipt  next  attached. 

Yours  truly,  (88  words) 

28. 
Gentlemen: 

Replying  to  your  letter  of  the  19th  inst.,  with  shipping  ticket 
attached,  in  our  own  behalf,  we  wish  to  say  that  this  crate  of 
crockery  is  plainly  marked  Worthington,  Minn.  The  wagon  that 
brought  the  shipment  came  to  us  without  any  bills,  as  is  the  case 
with  most  of  your  wagons.  We  unloaded  the  freight  into  our 
warehouse,  sorting  out  the  lots  according  to  state  marks,  which  is 
the  best  possible  thing  we  can  do  under  the  circumstances.  This 
part  of  the  shipment  in  question  went  into  the  "Minnesota"  pile. 
When  we  received  shipping  tickets  later  in  the  day,  the  check  clerk 
discovered  that  he  was  short  the  crate  of  crockery  and  reported  the 
shortage  back  to  Butler  Bros.,  and  your  people  informed  him  to  let 
the  balance  of  the  shipment  go  forward  the  crate  short,  which  he 
did.  A  few  days  later,  our  men  on  checking  over  the  freight  that 
we  received  from  you  without  shipping  tickets,  discovered  the 
Worthington,  Minn.,  crate  on  the  floor,  but  did  not  connect  it  with 
the  Worthington,  la.,  shipment.  Our  receiving  clerk  requested 
Butler  Bros.'  teamster  to  take  it  back  to  the  house,  which  he 
declined  to  do.  On  Oct.  14,  we  reported  the  crate  to  you  again  as 
per  slip  attached. 

I  cannot  see  how  we  are  responsible  for  the  delay.  The  crate 
went  forward  to  destination  on  the  21st.  We  are  making  every 
effort  to  prevent  errors  in  your  shipments,  and  for  your  personal 
knowledge,  that  you  may  know  the  condition  in  reference  to  your 
shipments  at  the  present  time,  it  would  be  well  for  you  to  come 
over' here  and  investigate  this  matter  and  see  how  we  are  fixed  in 
reference  to  shipments  from  Butler  Bros. 


184  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


29  whereas  31  inasmuch                                 ; 
adjustment  J>       /      <Z~J>             neighborhood    ^^               ^-^_j» 
consignors         &C. ^> convince 

30  ultimately  ,           32  middlings 
unclaimed 


disposition 


f                                   originated          ^/~^-f  ^7         / 
fe/Lji — < — ^-?s-.  adjusted  J  . 


I  do  not  think  you  have  the  least  idea  as  to  how  we  are  com- 
pelled to  handle  these  shipments  for  you,  and  the  condition  that 
exists,  and  there  is  only  one  way  for  you  to  learn  it,  and  that  is  for 
you  to  come  over  here.  If  you  will  do  this,  we  shall  be  only  too 
glad  to  show  you  everything  in  connection  with  your  shipments  and 
explain  the  same  to  you  so  that  you  will  more  fully  understand  the 
matter. 

Please  advise  by  return  mail. 

Yours  truly, 

(373  words) 
29. 
Dear  Sir: 

I  hand  you  herewith  my  due  bill  for  $43.16,  covered  by  my 
Sept.  Pro/A  15100.  In  error,  this  shipment  was  expensed  at  a 
12  l/2c  rate,  whereas  the  correct  rate  is  19  l/2c.  As  the  consignees 
have  made  returns  to  the  shipper,  they  respectfully  refer  us  to  him 
for  adjustment.  Our  records  show  that  this  matter  has  been 
repeatedly  referred  to  you  for  collection,  but  up  to  the  present  time 
we  have  received  no  reply.  This  mistake  was  caused  by  an  over- 
sight on  the  part  of  our  rate  clerk,  and  I  have  no  doubt  but  that 
you  will  promptly  receive  check  to  cover  the  amount  if  explained 
to  consignors. 

Kindly  advise  by  return  mail. 

Yours  truly, 

(126  words) 

30. 
Dear  Sir: 

Replying  to  your  letter  of  the  15th  inst.,  attached,  regarding 
shipment  for  F.  Mauston,  115  Jersey  Ave.,  New  York  City,  N.  Y., 
we  wish  to  advise  that  the  property  in  question  arrived  at  this 
station  on  Nov.  30.  Consignees  were  notified  of  arrival  several 
times,  but  did  not  call  for  the  shipment,  and  it  was  ultimately  sent 
to  our  "Lock-Up"  at  Prairie  du  Chien,  where  it  is,  it  being  the 
policy  of  this  company  to  send  all  unclaimed  freight  to  that  station. 

Please  furnish  immediate  disposition. 

Yours  truly, 

(93  words) 


RAILROAD    CORRESPONDENCE.  185 


31. 

Dear  Sir: 

Referring  to  your  letter  of  Oct.  29,  we  again  return  to  you  our 
claim  referred  to  therein,  same  being  dated  Jan.  14,  amounting  to 
$14.20. 

If  you  will  look  up  the  correspondence  on  this  matter,  you  will 
find  our  reason  for  not  paying  this  claim  was  that  the  expense  bill 
does  not  cover  the  shipment  of  Nov.  22,  as  per  bill  of  lading 
attached. 

We  have  referred  all  these  papers  to  Mr.  Dwyer,  the  Southern 
Pacific  Agent  at  Benicia,  who  has  in  turn  referred  them  to  the 
Southern  Pacific  Agent  at  Sacramento,  and  both  of  these  gentle- 
men find  it  impossible  to  state  whether  this  freight  bill  covers  the 
shipment  called  for  by  the  attached  bill  of  lading  or  not.  However, 
it  seems  quite  immaterial  to  us  whether  the  expense  bill  and  the 
bill  of  lading  attached  cover  the  same  shipment  or  not,  inasmuch 
as  we  can  prove  to  you  beyond  the  shadow  of  a  doubt,  by  referring 
to  our  books,  that  we  never  shipped  twenty-two  rolls  to  the  Sachs 
Shoe  Co.;  and,  also,  that  the  average  weight  of  shipments  to  this 
concern,  consisting  of  twenty  rolls  each,  were  in  the  neighborhood 
of  2,800  pounds. 

We,  therefore,  insist  upon  your  prompt  attention  to  this  claim 
and  hope  to  receive  a  voucher  covering  the  amount  in  the  near 
future.  We  shall  be  pleased,  at  any  time  your  representative  may 
call,  to  show  him  the  charges  in  our  day  book,  of  the  different 
shipments  to  the  Sachs  Shoe  Co.,  which  will  convince  you  of  the 
justice  of  our  claim. 

Yours  very  truly, 
—  ■  (218  words) 

32. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  enclose  you  claim  for  $33.21,  over-charge  on  freight  on  C. 
M.  &  St.  P.  car  5434,  middlings,  which  went  forward  via  your  line 
Nov.  2,  billed  to  our  order,  Ashland,  Ky.  This  car  originated  in 
Minneapolis,  the  freight  being  prepaid  to  Chicago,  and  it  should 
have  been  billed  East  at  your  proportion  of  the  rate  from  Minne- 
apolis to  Ashland,  Ky.,  which  was  lie  per  cwt. 

Please  have  this  claim  adjusted  as  soon  as  possible. 

Yours  truly, 

(87  words) 


186  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


83  possession  distributed 

assessing  \  traveling 

cancel  .v J.  .rrrvy?..  solicitation 


35  kindling 
prejudice 


prejudice  — /***'    iv  I 

disadvantage  - _\ .Jo. . . 

prescribed  _  accomplishing 

practically   \ ^  notwithstanding       x.      ^i,       . 

circular       .__..  \..jy^7T~...  complaint  ...l.._X....wfc  — 


33. 
Dear  Sir: 

Returning  you  herewith  your  letter  of  even  date,  with  expense 
bills  attached  for  several  potato  cars,  which  were  loaded  out  of  this 
station,  I  notice  that  a  few  of  the  cars  were  billed  back  with 
charges  for  the  stoves  and  linings.  Inasmuch  as  the  cars  have 
gone  forward  and  are  now  out  of  our  possession,  will  you  not  take 
it  up  with  the  C.  &  G.  T.  Ry.,  who  seem  to  be  the  only  one  assess- 
ing charges  for  the  return  of  stoves  and  linings,  and  ask  them  to 
cancel  the  amount  they  have  charged  against  us?  Had  you  sent 
us  these  expense  bills  at  the  time  the  empties  came  down,  we  could 
have  billed  charges  out  and  then  have  avoided  any  trouble  we 
might  now  have  in  collecting  these  charges. 

Yours  truly, 

(134  words) 


34. 

Dear  Sir: 

I  am  advised  by  Mr.  J.  H.  Crawford,  General  Manager  of  the 
Shippers'  Refrigerator  Car  Co.,  that  he  has  arranged  to  put  on  a 
car  to  leave  Chicago  via  our  line,  at  stated  intervals,  to  handle  dairy 
freight  in  less  than  car-load  lots.  He  has  arranged  with  Mr.  New- 
ton, in  the  event  that  the  perishable  freight  to  go  into  this  car  does 
not  reach  the  prescribed  minimum,  to  fill  the  car  out  with  mer- 
chandise. You  are  familiar  with  the  present  arrangement,  where- 
by, in  consideration  of  the  fact  that  your  merchandise  tonnage 
exceeds  that  of  our  other  lines,  in  the  interest  of  making  our  mer- 
chandise business  as  profitable  as  possible,  we  are  giving  your  line 
all  the  unconsigned  business  which  reaches  us,  consequently  under 
this  arrangement,  Mr.  Crawford  expects  to  run  this  refrigerator  car 
in  connection  with  your  line.    I  understand  that  you  have  given  this 


RAILROAD    CORRESPONDENCE.  187 


information  practically  on  your  merchandise  circular  which  you 
have  distributed  among  shippers  and  western  connections. 

It  might  be  as  well  for  you  to  make  use  of  this  letter  to  increase 
the  business  which  you  are  securing  in  the  West,  through  your 
Traveling  Agent,  and  in  your  solicitation  of  unconsigned  east- 
bound  merchandise  from  western  connections.  It  might  also  be 
well  for  you  to  suggest,  especially  in  the  case  of  perishable  freight, 
that  such  business  as  they  give  us  to  go  forward  in  this  refrigerator 
car,  be  routed  in  care  of  your  line,  even  though  the  waybills  which 
accompany  the  property  to  Chicago,  show  no  routing  east  of  Chi- 
cago, as  this  will  insure  against  any  possible  delay  east  of  Chicago, 
incident  to  forwarding  in  Detroit  or  Buffalo  cars,  which  are 
rehandled  at  those  points. 

Yours  truly, 

(883  words) 

35. 
Dear  Sir: 

Referring  to  the  attached  papers  with  reference  to  a  shipment 
of  kindling  wood  from  Clinton,  la.,  we  will  say  that  Mr.  Davis 
called  here  the  other  day  and  seemed  to  think  that  he  was  being  put 
to  some  inconvenience  for  no  real  good  reason,  and  thought  there 
might  be  some  prejudice  which  put  him  to  such  a  disadvantage. 
He  mentioned  not  only  the  delay  in  accomplishing  the  placing  of 
cars  on  team  track  for  unloading,  but  states  that  his  teamster 
always  goes  to  the  station  with  the  original  bill  of  lading,  showing 
prepayment,  but  notwithstanding  this,  it  is  the  rule  to  insist  on  an 
order  to  the  team  track  foreman  before  delivery  can  be  accom- 
plished, delaying  his  teams  at  times  for  an  hour  or  two.  As  the 
charges  are  prepaid  and  such  fact  is  plainly  shown  on  the  bill  of 
lading,  are  there  not  some  instructions  that  can  be  issued  to  cover 
prompt  delivery  without  chance  of  loss  to  the  company? 

Will  you, kindly  advise  as  to  the  conditions  or  methods  which 

you  may  be  able  to  adopt  to  remove  this  cause  of  complaint? 

Yours  truly, 

(188  words) 

36. 
Dear  Sir: 

Replying  to  yours  of  June  15,  with  reference  to  shipment  of  16 
tubs  of  butter  for  G.  H.  Jenkins,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  we  wish  to  advise 
that  the  shipment  arrived  here  at  9:40  a.  m.,  June  10,  and  was 
delivered  to  the  Wabash  Ry.  at  3:00  p.  m.,  same  day.    Our  records 


188  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


37  seriously  ""n/"  39  stop-over 

damaged  Y           .           J                 steam-fitters 

detailed  — ""T*^*      "*  convention 

description  "— ^        "^Z                    continuous           lp             /> 

coupler  _--.»—  40patronage  _-Trr_---v^_. 


show  that  the  car  arrived  here  with  1,000  lbs.  of  ice  in  the  tanks 
and  the  condition  of  car  was  all  right.  Our  records  show  we ' 
received  16  tubs,  one  tub  only  part  full,  and  connecting  line 
receipted  for  same  in  such  condition.  No  other  bad  order  noticed 
or  remarks  made.  As  far  as  our  part  of  the  handling  of  the  butter 
is  concerned,  there  was  no  delay. 

Yours  truly, 

(129  words) 

37. 
Dear  Sir: 

Yours  regarding  R.  O.  &  St.  L.  80570  which  is  now  in  our  shops 
for  repairs,  has  been  received.  We  beg  to  state  that  this  car  has 
been  seriously  damaged.  Next  attached  gives  a  detailed  descrip- 
tion of  the  repairs  needed  to  put  it  in  shape.  We  will  use  an  M.  C. 
B.  coupler,  as  you  suggest,  instead  of  the  one  we  spoke  of. 

Yours  truly, 

(71  words) 

38. 
Dear  Sir: 

Replying  to  your  postal  card  of  the  26th  inst.,  I  take  pleasure 
in  advising  that  our  rates,  Chicago  to  Chautauqua  and  return,  are 
$20  for  the  round  trip,  in  effect  June  1,  with  return  limit  of 
October  31. 

Our  train  leaving  Chicago  at  3:30  p.  m.,  arrives  at  Brocton,  our 
junction  point  for  Chautauqua,  at  7:04  a.  m.,  leaving  Brocton  for 
Maryville  via  W.  N.  Y.  &  P.,  for  Chautauqua  at  10:18  a.  m.,  con- 
necting at  that  place  with  steamer.  Train  leaving  Chicago  at  10:30 
p.  m.  arrives  at  Brocton  3:11  p.  m.  following  day,  connecting  there 
at  5:09  in  the  evening  for  Maryville,  then  steamer  to  Chautauqua. 

I  enclose  folder  and  shall  be  pleased  to  be  favored  with  your 
patronage.     If  I  can  be  of  further  service,  please  advise. 

Yours  truly, 

(151  words) 


RAILROAD    CORRESPONDENCE.  189 


39. 
Dear  Sir: 

Yours  of  26th  inst.,  on  subject  of  stop-over  at  Erie  or  Cleve- 
land, on  return  portion  of  tickets  to  Boston  and  return,  sold  on 
account  of  Steam-fitters'  Convention,  is  received.  The  tickets 
returning  are  for  continuous  passage,  and  are  not  the  issue  of  this 
company;  consequently,  there  is  no  way  whereby  I  could  comply 
with  your  request,  as  we  have  no  control  whatever  over  the  issuing 
line  from  Boston. 

The  only  way  for  you  to  get  an  expression  in  this  matter,  which 
if  considered  favorably  might  lead  to  securing  this  special  stop- 
over privilege,  would  be  for  you  to  write  direct  to  the  office  of  the 
company  who  issued  the  tickets  in  question,  and  get  from  them  a 
permit  such  as  you  desire.  In  this  connection  I  would  state  that 
it  will  be  a  great  saving  of  time  for  you  to  enclose  tickets  with  your 
letter,  in  order  that  they  may  make  such  notations  thereon  as  they 
may  decide  to  grant. 

Yours  truly, 

(164  words) 

40. 
Dear  Madam: 

Replying  to  your  favor  of  recent  date,  I  have  pleasure  in  advis- 
ing that  our  rates,  Chicago  to  Ashtabula,  O.,  are  $7.40  first-class 
and  $6.00  second-class.  We  have  three  through  daily  trains  from 
Chicago  to  Ashtabula,  as  follows: 

Leave  Chicago.  .8:15  a.  m.     Arrive  Ashtabula. .  8:10  p.  m. 
Leave  Chicago.  .2:10  p.  m.      Arrive  Ashtabula. .  3:00  a.  m. 
Leave  Chicago.  .9:30  p.  m.     Arrive  Ashtabula.  .11:45  a.  m. 
I  trust  this  will  suit  your  convenience  and  that  we  may  be 
favored  with  your  patronage. 

Thanking  you  for  the  inquiry,  I  am, 

Yours  truly, 

(111  words) 

41. 
Dear  Sir: 

Replying  to  your  favor  of  11th  inst.,  I  have  pleasure  in  advising 
that  our  rates,  Chicago  to  New  York  City,  are  $16  first-class  and 
$15.00  second;  there  are  no  round-trip  rates  between  these  two 
cities.  Fare  returning  from  New  York  to  Chicago  is  $17.00.  Stop- 
over at  Niagara  Falls  can  be  had  between  trains,  giving  one  day, 


190  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


41  journey  m  43  vestibuled 

direction 


condensed 


.  L.  .1 .  _  J ...     Keon      \. .  C.  vi. . 


by  leaving  here  on  our  afternoon  train  at  2:10,  which  arrives  in 
Buffalo  at  7:15  next  morning.  Or,  by  depositing  tickets  with  joint 
agent  at  the  Falls  and  on  payment  of  fee  of  50c  per  ticket,  stop- 
over there  can  be  secured  for  ten  days,  the  ticket  to  be  obtained 
when  you  are  ready  to  proceed  on  the  journey. 

We  have  three  through  daily  trains  from  Chicago  to  New 
York,  in  each  direction,  with  through  sleeping  car  service,  and 
shall  be  pleased  to  be  favored  with  your  patronage.  I  enclose  con- 
densed folder,  as  our  local  folders  have  not  been  completed  since 
recent  change  in  time. 

If  I  can  be  of  further  service,  please  advise. 

n  Yours  truly, 

(184  words) 

42. 
Dear  Madam: 

Replying  to  your  favor  of  11th  inst.,  I  beg  to  advise  that  we 
have  a  rate  of  $16.00  for  round-trip,  Chicago  to  Philadelphia  and 
return,  June  14  to  18,  inclusive,  but  cannot  extend  return  limit 
beyond  June  26,  under  any  circumstances,  as  that  is  the  date 
agreed  upon  by  all  lines.  At  the  present  time,  I  know  of  nothing 
in  the  way  of  special  rates  to  Philadelphia  later  in  the  summer. 
When  special  rates  are  granted,  it  is  seldom  that  as  long  a  limit  is 
given  as  you  would  require. 

I  regret  that  I  cannot  favor  you  in  this,  and  trust  that  if  you 
make  the  trip  at  this  time,  you  will  find  it  convenient  to  patronize 
our  line. 

Thanking  you  for  the  inquiry,  I  am, 

Yours  truly, 

(131  words) 

43. 
Dear  Sir: 

Replying  to  your  favor  of  recent  date,  I  have  pleasure  in  advis- 
ing that  our  rates,  Chicago  to  Boston,  are  $21.00  first-class  and  $19.00 
second-class.  Our  train  leaving  Chicago  daily  at  8:15  a.  m.,  has 
through  vestibuled  sleeping  car,  arriving  at  Boston  at  4:00  p.  m. 
following  day.  Club  luncheon  and  supper  are  served  in  the  dining 
car,  Chicago  to  Buffalo.     Berth  rate,  Chicago  to  Boston,  is  $5.50. 


RAILROAD    CORRESPONDENCE.  191 


Trusting   this    will  suit  your  convenience,  and  that  we   may 

be  favored  with  your  patronage,  I  am, 

Yours  truly, 

(96  words) 

44. 
Dear  Sir: 

Replying  to  your  favor  of  1st  inst.,  the  rate  first-class,  for  child 
ten  years  of  age,  Chicago  to  New  York,  is  $10.00;  second-class 
$9.00.  The  second-class  rate  will  entitle  the  child  to  ride  in  regular 
day  coach,  but  will  not  be  good  in  sleeping  car.  We  have  three 
through  daily  trains  between  Chicago  and  New  York,  as  follows: 

Leaving  Chicago  11:45  a.  m.,  arrive  New  York  3:50  p.  m.  next 
day. 

Leaving  Chicago  2:10  p.  m.,  arrive  New  York  6:30  p.  m.  next 
day. 

Leaving  Chicago  8:15  p.  m.,  arrive  New  York  7:00  a.  m.  2d  day. 

If  you  will  advise  on  what  road  and  train  the  little  girl  will 
reach  Chicago,  we  will  take  pleasure  in  having  one  of  our  represen- 
tatives meet  her  and  take  her  to  our  depot,  and  also  see  that  she  is 
placed  in  charge  of  the  conductor  on  our  train  leaving  Chicago, 
thus  insuring  her  a  safe  trip  to  New  York  City. 

Hoping  to  hear  from  you  again,  and  that  this  will  be  satisfac- 
tory, I  am, 

Yours  truly, 

(191  words) 

45. 
Dear  Sir: 

Your  letter  of  the  25th  is  received.  I  am  glad  to  give  you  any 
information  possible  regarding  rates  to  Delphos,  Kan. 

Our  next  selling  dates  for  Home-Seekers'  tickets  will  be  1st  and 
15th  of  October.  Tickets  limited  to  twenty-one  days  from  date  of 
sale. 

The  round  trip  Home-Seekers'  rate  to  Delphos,  Kan.,  is  $25.40. 
One  can  make  very  close  connections  leaving  here  at  10  o'clock 
a.  m.,  arriving  at  Chicago  1:15  p.  m.  Leaving  Chicago  5  p.  m.,  ar- 
riving at  Kansas  City  9:30  a.  m.,  and  leaving  Kansas  City  over  the 
Union  Pacific  at  10:40  a.  m  ,  arriving  at  Delphos,  Kan.,  at  5:15 
p.  m.  If  you  desire  any  further  information  regarding  this  trip, 
please  call  at  ticket  office,  or  drop  us  a  line. 

Trusting  that  these  rates  and  connections  will  be  satisfactory, 
I  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(157  words) 


CAR    BUILDING    BUSINESS. 


4  passenger 
equipment 
possibility 

informed 
expectation 

5  personally 


situation 
inability 
proximo 

postponement 
formal 
6  specifications 


1. 


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Dear  Sir: 

Referring  to  your  letter  of  the  12th  inst.  inquiring  if  we  can 
furnish  you  with  eight  steel  axles, 

As  I  advised  Mr.  Jones  on  May  5,  copy  of  my  letter  being  sent 
to  you  under  the  same  date,  our  supply  of  steel  axles  is  very 
limited,  and  while  at  that  time  you  desired  twelve  of  these  axles, 
we  arranged  to  ship  you  six,  being  all  that  we  could  spare,  not- 
withstanding a  strong  desire  to  meet  your  wishes.  I  do  not,  there- 
fore, see  how  we  can  let  you  have  eight  additional  axles,  much  as 
we  should  like  to  accommodate  you. 

Yours  truly, 

(104  words) 

2. 
Dear  Sir: 

Our  works  at  Trenton,  N.  J.,  addressed  a  letter  to  Purchasing 
Agent  Smith,  of  the  Central  Pacific  Railway  Company,  with  a  view 
of  obtaining  the  necessary  information  as  to  trade-marks,  etc.,  to 
enable  them  to  make  the  step  mats  in  question,  and  he  has  replied 
as  follows: 

"I  would  suggest  that  you  obtain  the  necessary  samples  and 
blue  prints  from  The  Howell  Company,  in  order  that  there  may  be 
no  misunderstanding  in  regard  to  the  matter." 

Will  you  please  arrange  to  have  us  given  the  necessary  infor- 
mation as  to  the  trade-mark  specified? 

Yours  truly, 

(98  words) 
3. 
Dear  Sir: 

In  reply  to  your  letter  of  the  15th  inst.,  enclosing  copy  of 
Letters  Patent,  No.  166748,  issued  to  you  for  improvements  in  nut 
locks,  you  are  advised  that  this  company  is  not  prepared  to  either 
make  or  entertain  any  proposition  in  connection  therewith. 

Yours  truly, 

(53  words) 


CAR    BUILDING    BUSINESS.  193 


4. 
Dear  Sir: 

Confirming  my  wire  of  this  date,  we  confidently  expect  to  com- 
plete and  deliver  on  Saturday  night,  the  28th  inst.,  the  passenger 
equipment  we  are  building  for  your  company, 

It  should  be  explained,  however,  that  it  is  going  to  be  pretty 
close  work  getting  the  baggage  and  mail  cars  completed  in  time  for 
shipment  Monday  night,  and  there  is  a  bare  possibility  they  may 
not  get  away  until  Tuesday  next. 

I  have  informed  the  railroad  agent  here,  accordingly,  and  he 
tells  me  that  he  is  wiring  to  his  people  with  the  expectation  that 
they  will  arrange  to  haul  the  cars  special. 

Yours  truly, 

(105  words) 

5. 
Dear  Sir: 

I  have  delayed  answer  to  your  letter  of  the  20th  inst.,  in  regard 
to  delivery  of  the  six  Cafe-Observation  Cars,  until  I  could  personally 
canvass  the  situation  with  our  people. 

There  has  been  no  improvement  in  the  general  situation 
since  my  previous  letter  on  the  subject,  rather  to  the  contrary, 
which  is  chiefly  due  to  our  inability  to  get  materials. 

We  are  pushing  the  work  on  your  cars  all  that  is  in  our  power 
to  do,  but  cannot,  however,  see  our  way  clear  to  promise  their 
completion  before  the  24th  proximo.  Our  Superintendent  assures 
me  that  this  date  can  be  kept,  but  does  not  see  how  it  is  possible 
to  complete  the  cars  a  day  earlier. 

I  sincerely  regret  this  further  postponement  in  the  date,  but 
unfortunately  we  are  up  against  a  condition  of  things  that  we  can- 
not overcome. 

Yours  truly, 

(146  words) 

6. 
Dear  Sir: 

I  acknowledge  with  thanks  the  receipt  of  your  letter  of  the  11th 
inst.,  placing  order  with  us  for  the  construction  of  ten  Chair  Cars, 
four  Cafe  Cars,  and  two  Postal  and  Baggage  Cars.  We  shall  now 
proceed  to  make  up  formal  contract  and  specifications,  and  will 
send  them  to  you  within  the  next  couple  of  days. 

Very  respectfully, 

(41  words) 
13  Graham 


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7. 
Dear  Sir: 

I  have  your  letter  of  the  loth  inst.  requesting  our  price  on 
stock,  flat,  caboose,  gondola,  box  and  baggage,  mail  and  express 
cars,  in  accordance  with  drawings  and  specifications  submitted, 
and  I  will  have  estimate  prepared  and  bid  made  as  soon  as  pos- 
sible. 

Thanking  you  for  the  inquiry,  I  am, 

Yours  truly 

(56  words) 
8. 

Dear  Sir: 

Your  letter  of  the  10th  inst.,  with  regard  to  the  delivery  of  the 
four  dining  cars,  is  received  and  carefully  noted.  I,  too,  regret 
that  the  necessity  should  arise  for  any  delay  in  the  delivery  of 
these  cars,  but  the  delay  is  due  to  causes  entirely  beyond  our  con- 
trol, the  general  nature  of  which  is  outlined  in  my  letter  of  the  1st 
inst.  to  Mr.  Smith. 

The  relation  of  the  Transvaal  cars,  to  which  allusion  is  made, 
may  be  explained  that  owing  to  the  fact  that  the  cars  would  be  of 
little  service  this  season  to  the  Transvaal  Road,  unless  they  could 
be  shipped  by  the  first  of  July,  we  were  only  able  to  turn  them  out 
within  the  required  time  by  drawing  upon  all  our  resources  and  at 
the  expense,  to  a  greater  or  less  extent,  of  all  the  other  work  we 
had  in  hand,  including  our  own. 

In  addition  to  the  trouble  we  are  experiencing,  as  given  in  my 
letter  to  Mr.  Smith,  we  have  been  greatly  hampered  on  account  of 
our  inability  to  get  the  materials  as  fast  as  required,  and  from  the 
experience  of  Railroads  in  general  along  this  line,  I  am  sure  you 
will  appreciate  this  statement. 

You  may  rest  assured,  however,  that  no  effort  is  being  spared 
to  complete  and  deliver  these  cars  at  the  earliest  possible  date. 

Yours  truly, 

(224  words) 


CAR    BUILDING    BUSINESS.  195 


Dear  Sir: 

While  it  is  true  that  the  air  brakes  and  fixtures  for  these  cars 
are  being  furnished  by  the  Railroad  Company,  it  should  be  remem- 
bered that  we  agreed  to  take  the  brakes  from  them  at  $180,  and 
therefore  it  rests  entirely  with  us,  and  not  with  the  Railroad  Com- 
pany, to  settle  with  the  Brake  Company  or  with  the  Railroad  Co., 
over  which  the  brakes  were  shipped,  concerning  the  damage  to  the 
two  cylinders  in  question.  If,  as  stated  in  Mr.  Deming's  letter  of 
the  16th,  he  should  be  prepared  to  show  that  the  breakage  took 
place  before  the  cars  reached  us,  our  claim  would  be  on  the  Rail- 
road Co.  transporting  the  materials.  There  is  nothing  in  this  cor- 
respondence, however,  to  indicate  that  any  such  claim  has  been 
made.  On  the  contrary,  it  would  appear  that  this  important  fea- 
ture of  the  matter  has  been  entirely  overlooked  by  our  people,  and 
as  the  car  was  received  in  December  last,  it  is  too  late  now  for  us 
to  successfully  make  any  such  claim.  Nothing  remains  for  us  to 
do  but  to  place  an  order  with  the  Brake  Company  for  two  cylinders 
to  replace  the  broken  ones,  the  bill  for  which  we  will,  of  course, 
have  to  pay.  The  amount  involved  is  not  large,  but  the  case 
develops  a  careless  method  of  doing  business  on  the  part  of  our 
people  concerned,  which  should  be  promptly  taken  up,  and  such 
instructions  given  as  will  insure  the  proper  treatment  of  such  cases 
in  the  future. 

Yours  truly, 

(257  words) 


AUTOMOBILE    BUSINESS. 


1  automobile 

2  regulation 
elliptical 

upholstered 

mirror 

reflector 

auxiliary 

automatic 

lubricator 


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gasoline 

gallons 

exhaust 

temperature 

regulator 

generator 

equipped 

panels 

nickeled 


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1. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  understand  that  you  are  in  the  market  for  an  automobile, 
and  we  take  pleasure  in  calling  your  attention  to  the  enclosed  cir- 
culars in  the  hope  that  you  will  find  something  which  will  interest 
you.  We  shall  be  glad  to  have  you  call  at  our  store  and  give  a 
personal  inspection  to  some  of  the  bargains  which  we  are  now  offer- 
ing.    We  are  making  special  inducements  for  purchases  made  now. 

If  you  do  not  find  in  the  enclosed  circulars  anything  which  will 
suit  you,  kindly  give  us  an  idea  of  what  your  requirements  are  and 
we  will  advise  you  further. 

Trusting  that  we  may  hear  from  you  at  an  early  date,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

(116  words) 


2. 
Dear  Sir: 

In  reply  to  yours  of  the  22d,  inquiring  concerning  automobiles 
which  have  been  slightly  used,  we  beg  to  offer  for  your  considera- 
tion a  Milwaukee  Steamer,  which  is  a  very  fine  machine.  The  fol- 
lowing will  give  you  a  good  idea  of  its  general  appearance  and  con- 
struction: 

Regulation  4  ft.  8  in.  tread,  28  inch  wheels,  3  inch  tires;  ellipti- 
cal springs,  front  and  rear;  leather  upholstered;  heavy  rubber  mat 
on  foot  board;  5  h.  p.  engine,  consisting  of  two  cylinders  2%  inch 
by  3>£  inch  stroke;  glass  mirror,  water  gauge,  reflector,  always  in 
sight  from  seat;  steam  gauge;  water  pump  fastened  to  cross  head 


AUTOMOBILE    BUSINESS.  197 


of  engine  by  which  engine  can  be  filled  while  running;  auxiliary 
hand  water  pump;  automatic  lubricator;  gasoline  tank  holds  9 
gallons  of  gasoline;  water  tank  holds  31  gallons  of  water;  the  steam 
exhaust  passes  through  water  tank,  thereby  raising  the  temperature 
to  nearly  boiling  point  before  being  pumped  into  the  boiler,  thus  sav- 
ing much  fuel;  automatic  fire  regulator,  by  which  the  fire  is  reduced 
or  cut  down,  as  the  steam  pressure  increases  or  decreases,  making 
it  positively  automatic  and  self -regulating.  By  means  of  a  Kelly 
generator,  with  which  this  machine  is  equipped,  the  fife  can  be 
entirely  turned  out  with  the  exception  of  a  small  pilot  light,  which 
keeps  the  generator  hot.  This  rig  is  a  good  steamer  and  will  hold 
up  well  at  150  lbs.  while  running.  Cost  of  fuel  about  %  to  1  cent 
per  mile,  depending  on  the  condition  of  the  roads.  Gear  painted 
dark  red,  body  black,  with  red  panels;  center  steer;  chain  drive. 
The  nickeled  parts  on  this  machine  are  as  bright  as  new,  showing 
that  it  has  had  excellent  care.     No  broken  parts. 

The  original  price  of  this  steam  carriage  was  $750.  It  was 
traded  in  to  us  for  a  much  larger  machine,  and  it  is  certainly  a 
bargain  at  the  price  which  we  are  asking — $350. 

We  thank  you  for  this  inquiry,  and  trust  that  we  shall  be  able 
to  make  a  deal  with  you  on  this  machine. 

Hoping  to  hear  from  you  again  soon,  we  are, 

Yours  truly,  (365  words) 

3. 
Gentlemen: 

Your  letter  of  the  8th,  making  inquiry  concerning  automobiles 
handled  by  us,  is  received  and  noted.  Replying,  we  will  say  that 
we  are  pleased  to  send  you  herewith  a  complete  set  of  circulars 
descriptive  of  our  carriage  No.  501,  which  is  one  of  the  best 
machines  made  that  can  be  sold  at  a  reasonable  price. 

Trusting  that  we  shall  have  the  pleasure  of  fitting  you  out  with 
one  of  these  machines  at  an  early  date,  we  are, 

Yours  truly,  (82  words) 

4. 
Dear  Sir: 

Replying  to  yours  of  recent  date,  we  will  say  that  the  fact  that 
you  are  so  far  from  Chicago,  necessitating  quite  an  expense  in 
transportation  in  order  to  get  your  machine  to  Chicago,  and  from 
the  further  fact  that  second-hand  electrics  are  being  sold  in  Chi- 
cago at  sacrifice  prices,  we  think  it  would  be  much  better  for  you  to 
try  to  dispose  of  your  carriage  in  your  own  town,  rather  than  send 
it  to  Chicago.     At  the  present  time  we  are  buying  only  steam  and 


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DICTATION    STUDIES. 


4  electrics 

5  Trimoto 
muffler 

reservoir 
retarding 
footboard 

ignition 

Vesta 

accumulator 


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3L 


VM 


runabout 

measurements 

ordinary 

machine 

7  celebrated 

scientific 

comfortable 

vibration 

devices 


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gasoline  machines  and  are  not  putting  any  of  our  money  into 

second-hand  electrics.     We  have,  however,  a  few  electrics  which 

have  been  left  for  sale  on  a  commission  basis.     We  have  made  a 

memorandum  description  of  your  machine,  and  in  case  we  get  an 

inquiry  from  anyone  in  your  vicinity,  we  shall  refer  them  to  you, 

and  might  possibly  make  a  sale  in  that  way,  in  which  case  we 

would,  of  course,  expect  you  to  allow  us  a  commission. 

Thanking  you  for  the  opportunity  of  corresponding  with  you  on 

this  matter  and  hoping  that  we  shall  be  successful  in  securing  a 

buyer  for  your  machine,  at  an  early  date,  we  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(174  words) 


Dear  Sir: 

Yours  of  the  9th  to  hand.  Replying,  we  will  say  we  have  a 
Trimoto  made  by  the  Western  Wheel  Works  that  we  think  will  suit 
your  purpose.  The  following  description  will  give  you  a  good  idea 
of  this  machine: 

3  h.  p.  DeDion  air  cooled  motor;  28  inch  wheels;  2>£  inch,  6  lug, 
Hartford  automobile  tires;  wheels,  regulation  width,  4  ft.  8  in. 
tread;  engine,  fly  wheel  and  muffler  hung  on  front  wheel;  gasoline 
tank  holds  two  gallons,  which  is  sufficient  for  a  60  mile  run;  lubri- 
cator with  sight  feed;  oil  reservoir  holds  sufficient  lubricating  oil 
for  500  miles;  speed  can  be  changed  from  3  to  15  miles  an  hour  by 
advancing  or  retarding  spark  control;  center  steer;  fine  wide,  plush, 
upholstered  seat,  36  inches  wide,  padded  back  and  arm  rests;  foot 
board  covered  with  heavy  rubber;  foot  brake  acts  on  two  rear 
wheels;  elliptical  springs  under  seat  and  coil  springs  in  front; 
ignition  by  jump  spark;  fine  Vesta  Accumulator  coil;  46  inch  mud 
guards  over  front  and  rear  wheels.  This  rig  weighs  about  500  lbs. 
In  its  construction  it  is  on  the  light  runabout  order,  with  two 
wheels  in  the  rear  andone  in  front.  We  have  no  illustration  of  the 
same,  but  a  fair  idea  of  it  can  be  obtained  by  comparing  the  above 


AUTOMOBILE    BUSINESS.  199 


measurements  and  weights  with  an  ordinary  carriage.  It  was 
made  by  the  Western  Wheel  Works  to  sell  for  $450  and  is  a  rare 
bargain  at  the  price  at  which  we  are  now  offering  it.  It  is  as  good 
as  new  and  has  been  run  less  than  300  miles. 

The  purchaser  of  this  machine  should  have  no  difficulty  in 
readily  disposing  of  it  at  a  price  much  in  advance  of  the  price  we 
are  asking,  and  in  case  he  should  desire  to  buy  a  larger  machine 
later,  we  will  agree  to  take  it  back  at  any  time  within  3  months  at 
$135  (which  is  only  10$  less  than  price  we  are  asking)  in  exchange 
for  any  of  our  higher  priced  new  automobiles.     Price  $150. 

Trusting  that  we  shall  have  the  pleasure  of  hearing  from  you 

again  soon,  we  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(376  words) 

6. 
Dear  Sir: 

We  shipped  you  to-day,  as  per  your  order  of  the  20th  ult.,  one 
Perfection  Automobile  Carriage  No.  698. 

We  trust  same  will  reach  you  in  a  few  days,  and  in  perfect  con- 
dition.   You  are  certain  to  be  greatly  pleased  with  this  machine. 
Thanking  you,  we  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(53  words) 
7. 
Gentlemen: 

We  have  just  purchased  two  car-loads  of  the  celebrated  Geneva 
steam  carriages,  partial  description  of  which  is  given  in  the  circular 
enclosed  herewith.  The  illustrations,  however,  do  not  do  the  car- 
riage justice,  as  the  carriage  has  been  improved  greatly  since  these 
illustrations  were  made.  The  front  of  the  body,  as  shown  in  the 
illustration,  Tiolds  the  fuel  tank,  and  the  top  of  the  box  now  has  a 
handsome  nickel  plated  railing  on  the  sides  and  front,  has  a  fine 
padded  seat,  and  makes  a  very  comfortable  seat  for  one  large  per- 
son or  two  small  size  persons.  This  machine  can  be  gotten  out, 
under  its  own  steam,  on  the  road  within  6  minutes  from  the  time 
fire  is  first  started,  which  is  much  better  than  can  be  done  with  any 
other  steam  rig.  A  glance  at  the  running  gear  will  show  that  it  is 
constructed  on  perfectly  scientific  principles,  ensuring  an  easy  run- 
ning carriage  with  little  or  no  vibration.  It  is  equipped  with  all  the 
latest  automatic  devices,  and  carries  fuel  for  100  miles.  With 
steam  once  up  this  carriage  can  be  left  outside  for  hours.  It  is 
positively  self -regulating,  for  instance,  when  steam  reaches  200  lbs., 


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automatically  ventilators  ~> 

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the  fire  is  automatically  lighted,  etc.,  etc.  Cost  of  running  is  from 
%  of  a  cent  to  1  cent  a  mile.  Tires  are  of  the  very  best  quality  2lA 
inch  single  tube.  Regular  price  of  this  carriage  from  the  manu- 
facturers is  $700.  We  have  bought  two  car-loads  of  them,  and  in 
order  to  make  as  many  sales  as  possible  before  the  spring  rush 
begins,  we  will  name  a  special  spot  cash  price  of  $525  each  while 
the  present  stock  lasts. 

We  feel  certain  that  anyone  who  is  figuring  on  getting  a 
machine  this  spring  could  not  do  better  than  to  take  advantage  of 
this  special  offer.  We  know  it  cannot  be  duplicated  by  any  other 
house. 

Trusting  that  we  shall  have  the  pleasure  of  hearing  from  you 
soon  and  favorably,  we  remain, 

Yours  respectfully, 

(349  words) 
8. 

Dear  Sir: 

Replying  to  yours  of  recent  date,  we  are  pleased  to  enclose  you 
herewith  circulars  and  information  regarding  the  Murray  gasoline 
runabout,  also  the  Geneva  Steam  Carriage,  both  of  which  are  well 
known,  serviceable  automobiles.  If  it  is  possible  for  you  to  visit 
our  store,  we  shall  be  glad  to  give  a  demonstration  of  these 
machines.  A  personal  interview  and  a  personal  inspection  will  give 
you  a  much  better  idea  as  to  the  merits  and  sterling  qualities  of 
these  rigs  than  any  printed  descriptions  will  convey. 

In  case  you  should  desire  to  buy  a  machine  which  has  been 
slightly  used,  we  are  certain  we  can  please  you  in  a  second-hand 
steam  or  gasoline  machine.  If  you  do  not  find  in  within  circulars 
anything  which  would  interest  you,  we  shall  be  glad  to  have  you 
give  us  an  idea  of  what  you  desire  and  we  shall  keep  the  same  on 
file.  We  are  constantly  receiving  second-hand  rigs  in  exchange  for 
new  ones,  and  have  exceptional  bargains  to  offer  from  time  to  time. 

Kindly  let  us  hear  further  from  you. 

Yours  trulj 

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Gentlemen: 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  letter  of  recent  date,  making  inquiry 
concerning  Murray  gasoline  runabout,  and  take  pleasure  in  saying 
that  we  are  enclosing  you  herewith  circulars  descriptive  of  this 
machine. 

Since  these  circulars  have  been  issued,  however,  some  very 
radical  improvements  have  been  made  in  the  carriage,  so  that  the 
illustrations  now  give  only  a  general  view  and  outline.  The  regular 
price  of  the  carriage  we  are  now  offering  is  $650  in  place  of  $600,  as 
shown  in  the  circular.  Some  of  the  changes  which  are  not  noted 
in  the  circulars  are  as  follows: 

The  removable  rear  hood  has  ventilators  in  the  sides,  the  spark 
regulator  and  clutches  are  of  different  construction  than  shown, 
making  them  much  more  easily  handled  and  under  much  better 
control  of  the  operator.  The  clutch  is  of  the  most  improved  style, 
the  gears  run  in  oil  and  are  the  same  as  will  be  adopted  in  all  of 
the  company's  1904  or  next  year's  models.  The  Church  Mfg.  Co., 
while  they  have  been  known  only  within  the  last  few  years  as 
manufacturers  of  automobiles,  have  been  known  for  many  years 
as  gas  engine  manufacturers,  and  their  gas  engines  are  classed 
among  the  very  finest  made  by  any  concern,  and  for  this  reason  the 
manufacturers  are  in  a  position  to  produce  an  absolutely  trust- 
worthy vehicle.  We  are  desirous  of  getting  a  number  of  these  cars 
out  for  advertising  and  demonstrating  purposes  this  fall,  and  will 
therefore  make  you  a  special  price  of  $550  for  an  immediate  order. 
This  price  is  subject  to  withdrawal  by  us  at  any  time  before  pur- 
chase. 

Believing  that  it  will  be  to  your  interest  to  consider  favorably 
this  proposition,  and  trusting  that  we  shall  hear  from  you  again 
soon,  we  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(303  words) 


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Dear  Sir: 

I  am  just  in  receipt  of  your  communication,  and  will  state  that 
parties  have  not  as  yet  arranged  for  the  commencement  of  the  con- 
templated suit.  On  yesterday  I  received  a  telephone  message  ask- 
ing if  you  would  be  at  the  office  during  the  day,  and  if  so,  would 
you  kindly  call  at  191  N.  Adams  St.  I  apprehend  it  is  in  regard  to 
this  case.     I  wish,  therefore,  that  you  would  give  it  your  attention. 

Yours  truly, 

(80  words) 

2. 
Dear  Sir: 

Your  communication  of  the  19th  inst.  is  at  hand,  and  in  reply  I 
would  say  that  early  in  the  month  the  counsel  for  the  receiver 
appeared  before  the  court,  correcting  an  error  in  the  description  of 
the  property,  and  I  left  an  order  with  the  clerk  of  the  court  for  a 
certified  copy  of  the  same  some  time  since,  but  have  been  unable 
yet  to  obtain  it.  However,  I  called  to-day  and  they  promised  that 
it  would  be  out  in  a  day  or  two,  at  which  time  I  shall  send  the 
same  to  you. 

Yours  truly, 

(99  words) 
3. 
Dear  Sir: 

I  am  in  receipt  of  your  communication  of  the  21st  of  July,  and 
take  note  of  what  you  say  therein,  concerning  the  settlement  you 


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have  made  with  the  Company.  I  shall  expect  you  to  call  at  the 
office  at  your  earliest  opportunity,  and  make  settlement  with  me  for 
services  rendered  in  your  behalf. 

Yours  truly, 

(57  words) 
4. 

Dear  Sir: 

I  write  you  again- regarding  the  claim  of  the  estate  of  Nicola 
Gilardi,  which  at  my  request,  and  upon  terms  agreed  between  us, 
was  confirmed  by  the  Probate  Court  early  in  May-.  Settlement 
was  for  $140.  Samuel  S.  Smiles  is  the  administrator,  and  if  you 
will  send  check  for  the  said  amount  to  the  said  administrator, 
through  some  bank  in  the  city  of  Chicago,  with  instructions  to  turn 
the  same  over  upon  receipt  of  certified  check  by  an  order  of  the 
court,  and  letters  of  administration,  this  matter  can  be  adjusted 
and  out  of  the  way. 

Kindly  write  me  to  what  bank  you  send  it,  and  I  will  see  that 
the  matter  is  given  immediate  attention.  On  May  25,  I  wrote  you 
respecting  this  matter,  and  up  to  the  present  date  have  received 
no  reply  to  the  same.     Trusting  to  hear  from  you  at  an  early  date, 

I  remain,  Yours  very  truly, 

(14?  words) 

5. 
Dear  Sir: 

You  telephoned  me' recently  that  you  would  call  at  the  office 
and  confer  with  me  further  in  regard  to  the  disposition  you  desired 
to  make  of  your  case  against  the  Printing  Co.  If  you  have  called 
it  has  been  during  my  absence,  and  I  wish  you  would  kindly  write 
or  come  in  and  see  me  when  you  are  in  the  city. 

Yours  truly, 

(35  words) 
6. 
Dear  Sir: 

One  of  my  clients,  by  name  Richard  Rice,  complains  of  an 
injury  sustained  by  him  on  July  3,  on  Vine  street,  near  Jackson 
street.  The  accident  occurred  on  the  day  mentioned  about  2:30 
P.  M.  as  he  was  in  the  act  of  stepping  on  a  West  bound  car.  The 
car  suddenly  started,  throwing  him  to  the  ground,  injuring  one  of 
his  shoulders. 

I  wish  you  would  kindly  look  at  your  reports  in  this  case  and 

let  me  know  what  you  find,  and  I  will  then  see  you  respecting  an 

amicable  adjustment  of  the  same. 

Yours  very  truly, 

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My  dear  Sir: 

I  am  in  receipt  of  your  letter  of  July  30,  and  will  say  in  reply 
that  if  you  will  send  me  a  statement  of  the  amount  of  your 
expenses  incident  to  coming  to  Chicago,  also  your  attorney's 
expenses  in  the  examination  of  the  abstract,  I  will  consider  the 
same  at  once  and  notify  you  as  to  whether  it  will  be  allowed. 

I  will  take  no  steps  in  the  matter  until  I  have  heard  from  you, 
providing  you  reply  promptly. 

Yours  respectfully, 

(62  words) 

8. 
My  dear  Madam: 

Shortly  after  you  left  the  office,  Mr.  Smith  telephoned  me  that 
he  had  just  finished  the  conference  with  Mr.  Downey.  He  sold  the 
mortgage  and  note,  but  Mr.  Downey  refused  to  surrender  your 
note  unless  you  turn  over  the  horses  and  buggy,  even  after  you 
make  a  new  mortgage  and  note.  I  told  him  that  I  would  confer 
with  you  further  and  let  him  know  some  time  to-morrow. 

I  wish  you  could  see  your  way  clear  to  take  up  this  note  and 
mortgage  and  recover  possession  of  your  property,  and  then  pro- 
ceed against  these  various  parties,  not  only  for  the  amount  of  goods 
destroyed,  but  also  for  damages,  to  which  I  believe  you  are  entitled 
for  the  taking  away  by  distress,  your  property,  for  rent,  and  the 
inconvenience  you  suffered  thereby.  It  is  a  claim  which,  in  law, 
I  do  not  believe,  under  any  circumstances,  could  be  shown  to  be 
valid.  This  is  a  claim  for  rent  of  premises  which  Oan  be  easily 
shown  to  be  untenable.  In  any  event,  let  me  know  what  you 
intend  to  do  in  this  matter. 

Yours  very  respectfully, 

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9. 
Gentlemen: 

We  have  to-day  succeeded  in  getting  a  further  payment  of  $100 
on  the  claim  against  James  S.  Brown.  We  shall  remit  you  the  pro- 
ceeds next  week.   .We  hope  to  get  the  balance  in  about  30  days. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(43  words) 


10. 
Dear  Sir: 

The  debtor  ignores  our  written  demand.  We  have  not  had 
occasion  to  go  over  to  the  North  side  since  this  claim  was  received. 
We  will  call  on  debtor  within  the  next  week  or  so  and  will  then 
give  you  a  report.  We  collected  one  account  against  this  debtor 
about  one  month  ago,  and  it  has  been  our  experience  that  while  he 
pays  little  or  no  attention  to  written  demands,  he  is  generally  ready 
to  do  the  fair  thing  when  the  matter  is  put  to  him  in  a  more  per- 
sonal way,  and  he  is  brought  to  understand  that  any  further  delay 
will  cause  extra  expense,  etc. 

You  may  look  for  some  sort  of  information  from  us  during  the 
next  few  days. 

Yours  truly, 

'  (124  words) 


11. 

Dear  Sir: 

We  hold  for  collection  a  claim  against  you  in  favor  of  Baker, 
Williamson  &  Co.,  amounting  to  $17.50. 

Please  call  on  us,  or  let  us  hear  from  you  at  once,  as  our 
instructions  are  imperative. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(43  words) 


12. 
Dear  Sir: 

Yours  of  the  8th  is  received  and  contents  are  noted.  In  reply 
will  say  that  the  situation  is  unchanged.  The  debtor,  through  his 
attorney,  refuses  to  agree  to  make  the  last  installment  August  1,  as 
this  would  mean  payment  of  the  entire  amount  of  promised  settle- 
ment within  thirty  days. 


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lieu  P      ■  \-  17  embarrassment 

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We  have  little  doubt  that  if  we  return  the  papers,  client  will 
agree  to  Smith's  proposition  to  take  first  two  payments  at  once  and 
last  payment  September  1.  We  wish  it  distinctly  understood  that 
if  we  return  the  papers  at  this  stage  of  the  negotiations,  we  shall 
expect  schedule  fee  of  the  amount  paid.  We  propose  to  institute 
legal  proceedings,  if  necessary,  to  protect  ourselves. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(119  words) 

13. 
Dear  Madam: 

You  have  failed  to  live  up  to  your  agreement  in  regard  to 
monthly  payments.  You  have  made  but  one  $5.00  payment,  and 
that  in  May.  It  is  now  the  latter  part  of  July,  and  we  must  insist 
on  your  paying  us  $15.00  not  later  than  August  1. 

We  shall  expect  you  to  give  this  matter  your  immediate  atten- 
tion. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(66  words) 

14. 
Dear  Sir: 

The  time  allowed  you  by  the  Probate  Court  for  final  accounting 
and  distribution  in  the  estate  of  Jessie  Logan,  expired  on  the  1st 
inst.  If  you  desire  to  comply  with  this  order  without  the  necessity 
of  further  proceedings  in  the  Probate  Court,  you  will  kindly  do  so 
on  or  before  Monday,  August  11. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(59  words) 

15. 
My  dear  Peter: 

I  had  a  conference  yesterday  with  Mr.  Crosby,  superintend- 
ent of  the  Painting  Works,  and  he  said  that  he  was  willing  to 
allow  you  your  wages  per  week,  until  such  time  as  you  sufficiently 


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recovered  to  resume  work,  and  then  to  place  you  in  some  light 
service  for  such  a  time  as  was  necessary  before  entering  upon  your 
former  duties.  He  also  said  that  in  lieu  of  this  he  would  be  willing 
to  pay  you  a  sum  which  would  amount  to  your  wages  for  that  time, 
and  I  presume  doctor's  bills,  etc.,  but  you  have  been  already 
apprised  of  this  proposition  and  it  will  be  nothing  new  to  you. 

We  went  over  the  circumstances  of  the  accident  very  carefully, 
and  it  is  purely  a  matter  now  for  you  to  decide,  as  to  whether  you 
care  to  institute  proceedings  or  not.  I  wish,  however,  if  you  are 
able,  that  you  would  come  and  see  me  at  the  office,  in  order  that 
we  may  fully  discuss  the  matter  before  taking  any  further  steps, 
and  if  you  are  not  able  to  do  so,  kindly  let  me  know,  and  I  will 
arrange  to  call  and  see  you.     Kindly  let  me  hear  from  you. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(204  words) 

16. 
My  dear  Sir: 

A  constable  called  to  see  me  to-day,  and  informs  me  that  Mr. 
Baley  is  willing  to  pay  $4-5.00  for  a  release  of  the  two  judgments  he 
claims  you  have  against  him.  From  what  information  I  have  it 
seems  to  me  that  he  is  absolutely  worthless,  financially  speaking. 
He  may  at  any  time  go  into  bankruptcy  and  can  easily  wipe  out 
the  entire  indebtedness  in  this  manner,  and  $45.00  is  better  than 
no  dollars.  However,  use  your  own  judgment  in  the  matter,  and 
kindly  let  me  know,  at  as  early  a  date  as  possible,  what  you  intend 
to  do  in  the  matter. 

In  regard  to  the  note  of  W.  C.  Baker  for  $65.00,  which  you  left 
with  me  for  collection,  I  will  say,  that  I  called  on  Mr.  Baker  one  day 
last  week  and  was  not  successful  in  getting  a  payment  on  it.  He 
promised,  however,  to  pay  off  the  entire  amount  within  the  next 
three  weeks  and  I  agreed  to  allow  this  amount  of  time. 

Trusting  this  will  be  satisfactory,  I  remain, 

Yours  very  respectfully, 

(185  words) 

17. 
Dear  Sirs: 

I  am  sorry  to  have  to  trouble  you  again,  but  the  lack  of  infor- 
mation which  I  am  after  causes  me  some  embarrassment.  With 
the  Probate  Court,  as  I  have  explained,  I  am  obliged  to  exhibit 


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accounts,  including  an  inventory  of  all  property  with  legal  descrip- 
tions, terms  of  existing  leases,  names  of  tenants,  etc.,  and  I  ought 
to  have  done  this  before  now,  according  to  the  strict  rules  of  the 
court. 

I  should  like  to  be  able  to  get  a  vacation  from  my  court  duties 
very  soon,  and  for  that  reason  should  like  to  be  able  to  get  this 
matter  off  my  hands  as  soon  as  possible.  I  am  gratified  to  learn  of 
vour  success  in  advancing  the  rent. 

Awaiting  your  early  reply,  I  am, 

Yours  very  truly, 

(138  words) 

18. 

Dear  Sir: 

I  have  yours  of  the  21st  inst.,  enclosing  draft  for  $58.35,  being 
the  share  payable  by  your  clients  towards  the  fees  of  Mr.  John 
Jackson,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  in  the  insurance  case  lately  tried, 
and  in  the  trust  administration  suit  lately  begun  there.  I  will  for- 
ward to  you  my  check  at  once  and  get  a  receipt  for  you. 

As  to  the  $325  allowed  by  the  decree  of  the  Philadelphia  Court 
for  our  counsel  fees,  the  whole  of  that  amount  I  deem  to  be 
credited  upon  the  contingent  fees  of  9%,  payable  to  myself.  After 
conference  with  Mr.  Williams  regarding  the  amount  of  the  insur- 
ance money,  with  interest  to  date  of  decree,  I  calculate  that  the 
total  amount,  in  so  far  as  your  clients  and  my  own  are  concerned, 
is  just  about  $4,000,  making  the  total  contingency  fee  $360.  There- 
fore, the  amount  allowed  by  the  decree,  payable  out  of  that  fund, 
leaves  only  some  $35  more  payable  otherwise.  Therefore,  when 
Mr.  Williams  forwards  to  me  the  $325,  there  will  be  due  me  from 
your  clients  on  this  account,  only  one-third  of  this  balance  of  $35. 
I  believe  this  is  the  information  you  inquired  for. 

Yours  very  truly, 

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19. 

Dear  Madam: 

I  promised  to  write  to  you  formally  the  terms  upon  which  I 
would  accept  a  retainer  to  prosecute  or  negotiate  for  -you  your 
claim  for  damages  against  the  Lake  Street  Elevated  R.  R.  Com- 
pany. I  shall  take  the  matter,  give  it  my  attention  and  secure  the 
best  terms  I  can,  and  accept  for  my  compensation  one-third  of  the 
amount  recovered,  either  by  suit  or  negotiation.  I  could  not,  how- 
ever, assume  any  responsibility  for  any  of  your  expenses  or  legal 
costs. 

As  to  the  probable  amount  of  the  latter,  I  should  say,  that  of 
course  it  is  impossible  to  tell  with  certainty,  beforehand,  but  I 
should  make  the  following  estimate  as  covering  the  probable 
expenses : 

First,  it  will  be  necessary  to  advance  $11.50  for  court  fees  for 
beginning  suit.  I  do  not  know  of  any  other  expenses  that  will  be 
incurred  until  the  trial  comes  on.  This  will  probably  be  in  about 
eight  months  or  a  year  after  beginning  suit.  Then  it  will  be  neces- 
sary to  pay  witness  fees  for  any  witnesses  per  diem  and  ten  cents  a 
mile  for  mileage,  as  it  is  called,  meaning  the  distance  from  witness' 
home  to  the  court  house. 

It  is  possible  that  we  may  find  it  necessary  to  secure  the 
services  of  some  physician  other  than  Dr.  Harris  in  order  to  give 
expert  testimony  from  some  one  else  besides  your  family  physi- 
cian. In  that  case  it  may  cost  $25,  or  possibly  a  little  more,  but 
this  expense  we  can  decide  upon,  and  incur  or  not  as  we  choose, 
when  the  time  comes.  I  mention  this  at  this  time  only  that  you 
may  be  advised  of  the  possible  necessity  of  such  an  expense,  and 
in.order  that  you  may  take  this  point  into  consideration  when  decid- 
ing what  you  will  do  in  the  matter. 

Of  course,  if  I  accept  the  case  without  your  obliging  yourself  to 
pay  me,  except  you  recover  damages,  that  is  on  a  contingency,  I 
shall  expect  you  to  permit  me  to  have  equal  voice  with  yourself  in 
determining  any  settlement,  if  any  is  offered,  since  thereby  my 
compensation  is  affected  as  well  as  your  own.  These  are  the  same 
terms  which  I  proposed  to  you  when  you  called  at  my  office.  If 
you  approve  of  them,  please  write  me  to  that  effect," and  on  the 
payment  of  $11.50  I  will  bring  suit.  I  think  it  is  useless  to  attempt 
any  settlement  without  a  suit. 

Yours  respectfully, 

(417  words) 

14  Graham 


210 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


announcing 

decision 

sincerely 

congratulate 

plaintiff 

evidence 

allegations 

actuary 

assumpsit 


4h 


covenant 

defendant 

forthcoming 

unquestionably 

amendment 

litigation 

receivership 

liability 

construed 


-L.V 


'       20. 

Gentlemen: 

We  have  before  us  your  letter  of  October  20,  announcing  a 
favorable  decision  in  the  case  of  Fairbanks  vs.  Missouri  Railway 
Company.  We  most  sincerely  congratulate  you  upon  this  out- 
come, particularly  as  before  the  stated  Judge  the  odds  were  much 
against  you. 

We  have  carefully  read  and  considered  the  views  expressed  by 
you  in  connection  with  the  several  features  of  this  case,  and  in  con- 
nection with  the  motion  of  the  plaintiff  for  leave  to  amend  his  com- 
plaint, which  you  are  of  opinion  the  Court  will  probably  grant. 

It,  of  course,  will  be  very  difficult  for  us  to  get  the  evidence 
necessary  to  combat  the  allegations  of  an  amended  complaint,  and 
it  will  cost  us  a  considerable  sum  to  get  this  information  through 
an  actuary  from  the  books  of  the  Company,  so  that  we  should  still 
be  inclined  to  favor  a  settlement.  Whether  this  should  be  made 
on  a  basis  of  $15,000  is  another  question.  We  are  not  sufficiently 
familiar  with  the  practice  of  your  State  to  finally  pass  upon  ques- 
tions that  arise  under  it.  We  understand  that  this  was  an  action 
at  law,  practically  in  the  nature  of  assumpsit,  or  covenant,  with  an 
attachment  against  the  property  of  the  defendant  in  aid  thereof, 
and  that  to  secure  a  release  of  such  attachment  the  Surety  Com- 
pany gave  a  forthcoming  bond.  In  order  to  enable  the  plaintiff  to 
recover  on  an  amended  complaint  filed  with  the  Court's  leave,  he 
must  state  a  different  or  new  cause  of  action,  and  in  our  opinion  a 
proceeding  upon  such  an  amended  complaint  would  release  the 
surety  on  the  forthcoming  bond.  At  least  under  our  practice  that 
would  unquestionably  be  the  result.  Have  you  considered  this 
question? 

We,  of  course,  do  not  want  to  settle  this  case  in  any  sum  if 
the  record  after  the  amendment  is  in  such  shape  that  we  can  suc- 
cessfully plead  the  release  of  the  surety.     Before  we  finally  pass 


LAW    AND    LEGAL    CORRESPONDENCE.  211 


upon  these  matters  we  should  be  glad  to  have  your  opinion  thereon, 
or,  if  you  prefer,  consult  with  the  local  counsel  of  the  Surety  Com- 
pany here. 

You  might  as  well  have  the  plaintiff's  attorney  understand,  as 
was  stated  to  him  by  our  Mr.  Jones,  that  we  were  not  induced  to 
offer  a  settlement  in  the  sum  of  $15,000  because  we  feared  the 
result  of  the  litigation,  but  rather  because  we  were  desirous  of  set- 
tling the  conflicting  interests  involved  in  the  various  phases  of 
this  receivership  as  soon  as  possible,  and  were  anxious  to  have  an 
accounting  with  the  Surety  Company  and  obtain  possession  of  any 
excess  of  collateral  as  soon  as  possible. 

Possibly  some  of  these  questions  that  we  have  raised  cannot 
be  answered  any  more  by  you  than  by  us  until  after  we  have  the 
amended  complaint.  The  amended  complaint  in  any  event,  it 
seems  to  us,  must  state  a  new  and  a  different  cause  of  action  than 
the  one  which  has  just  been  determined  in  our  favor,  and  if  this  is 
the  case  it  would  seem  to  us  that  the  surety,  not  having  given  a 
bond  in  such  new  or  different  cause  of  action,  must  be  held  to  be 
released,  as  its  liability  will  not  be  extended  or  construed  beyond 
the  terms  of  the  undertaking  in  the  form  and  in  the  action  in  which 
it  was  given.  It  is,  of  course,  not  wise  to  discuss  this  with  plain- 
tiff's attorney,  as  he  might  otherwise  elect  to  stand  by  the  judgment 
of  the  court  below  and  seek  to  reverse  that  on  appeal. 

Please  let  us  have  your  views  on  these  questions. 

Yours  truly, 

(603  words) 


GENERAL    EXERCISE. 

My  attorney  collected  65$  of  a  debt  of  $2,550  and  charged  bl/2% 
commission.     What  amount  should  he  pay  me? 

Write  a  letter  to  the  principal  of  the  school  stating  that  you 
have  completed  the  Shorthand  and  Typewriting  Course  as  out- 
lined, and  therefore  believe  yourself  to  be  entitled  to  the  honors  of 
graduation.  Refer  him  to  the  teachers  in  the  various  departments, 
of  which  you  were  a  member,  for  your  record,  etc.  Sign  your 
name  as  you  expect  it  to  appear  on  the  certificate  or  diploma. 


LEGAL    FORMS. 


1  partnership 
witnesseth 
patentee 

propagating 

aforesaid 

assigns 

copyrighted 
electrotype 


emoluments 
performance 
2  demurrer 

circuit 

chancery 

defendants 

complainants 
protestation 


No.  1. 


PARTNERSHIP    AGREEMENT. 


This  agreement  made  this  4th  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1903,  by 
and  between  Samuel  Adams,  of  Chicago,  party  of  the  first  part, 
and  James  Monroe,  of  Kalamazoo,  party  of  the  second  part, 
witnesseth: 

That,  whereas  the  party  of  the  first  part  is  the  sole  owner  and 
patentee  of  a  tailoring  system  known  as  "The  London  Tailoring 
System,"  and  the  party  of  the  second  part  is  desirous  of  acquiring 
a  title  and  interest  therein, 

Now,  therefore,  in  consideration  of  two  hundred  ($200.00)  dollars 
paid  by  the  party  of  the  second  part  to  the  party  of  the  first  part, 
and  of  the  mutual  stipulations  hereinafter  set  forth,  both  parties 
hereby  agree  to  form  a  partnership  for  the  purpose  of  propagating 
and  selling  the  aforesaid  system  under  the  following  stipulations: 

1.  The  party  of  the  first  part  hereby  conveys,  transfers  and 
assigns  to  party  of  the  second  part  one-half  right,  title  and  interest 
in  and  to  a  certain  copyrighted  system,  to-wit:  the  copyright  known 
as  "The  London  Tailoring  System,"  all  electrotype  plates,  all  the 
stock  on  hand  and  the  emoluments  arising  therefrom. 

2.  The  party  of  the  first  part  agrees  to  devote  all  his  time  and 
ability  to  the  prosecution  of  the  business  by  traveling  for  the  pur- 
pose of  teaching  the  said  system,  and  agrees  to  appoint  agents 
wherever,  in  his  judgment,  it  is  advisable. 

3.  The  first  party  agrees  to  keep  a  correct  account  of  his 
traveling  expenses,  sales,  agents  appointed,  and  all  other  business 
transactions,  and  report  same  every  thirty  days  or  oftener  if 
necessary. 


LEGAL   FORMS.  213 


4.  The  party  of  the  second  part  agrees  to  devote  so  much  of 
his  time  and  attention  to  the  said  business  as  is  necessary  to  the 
performance  of  the  duties  hereinafter  mentioned. 

5.  Party  of  the  second  part  agrees 'to  collect  the  mail  daily 
from  Lock  Box  26,  to  keep  correct  accounts  of  all  moneys  by  him 
received,  all  goods  purchased  or  shipped,  to  answer  promptly  all 

..correspondence  and  perform  other  duties  necessary  to  carry  out 
the  duties  of  the  business. 

6.  The  profits  from  said  business  shall  be  equally  divided 
between  the  parties  hereto  after  all  expenses  have  been  paid. 

7.  Neither  party  shall  sell  or  assign  his  interest  herein  without 
first  consulting  and  offering  his  said  interest  to  the  other  with 
thirty  days  option  thereon. 

In  witness  whereof  we  have  hereunto  set  our  hands  and  seals 
on  the  day  and  date  first  written  above. 

Samuel  Adams,     [seal] 
James  Monroe,     [seal] 


No.  2.  DEMURRER. 


State  of  Illinois,  {  In  the  Circuit  Court  of  Cook  County 

County  of  Cook,      J    '  To  the  March  Term,  A.  D.  1903: 


David  C.  Holmes,         '] 

Earnest  G  Wells,  In  chancery>     Gen.  No>  19290> 


vs 

Frank  E.  Hawser, 
Joseph  Cramer,  et  al. 


Term  No.  705. 


The  Demurrer  of  Joseph  Cramer,  one  of  the  Defendants,  to 
the  Bill  of  Complaint  of  Earnest  G.  Wells  and  David  C.  Holmes, 
the  above  named  Complainants. 

First,  This  defendant,  by  protestation,  not  confessing  or 
acknowledging  all  or  any  of  the  matters  and  things  in  said  Com- 
plainants' Bill  of  Complaint  contained,  to  be  true  in  such  manner 
and   form   as   the  same  are  therein   set  forth  and  alleged,  does 


214 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


demur 

assignor 

indorser 

promissory 

diligence 

financially 


resided 
jurisdiction 


<*      I 


divers 

honorable 

compelled 

humbly 
3  declaration 
corporation 

chattels 
negligence 


\S 


t 


demur  to  the  said  bill,  and,  for  causes  of  demurrer,  shows  that 
the  said  Complainants  have  not,  in  and  by  their  said  Bill,  made 
or  stated  such  a  case  as  doth  or  ought  to  entitle  them  to  any  such 
discovery  or  relief  as  is  thereby  sought,  and  prayed  for,  from  or 
against  this  defendant. 

Second,  For  that  it  appears  on  the  face  of  the  Bill,  that  the 
liability,  if  any,  of  this  defendant,  Joseph  Cramer,  is  that  of  an 
assignor  or  indorser,  only,  of  the  principal  promissory  note  and 
two  interest  notes,  described  in  the  Complainants'  Bill;  that  said 
principal  note  and  interest  'notes,  by  the  terms  and  provisions 
thereof,  became  due  and  were  payable  on  the  3d  day  of  January, 
A.  D.  1903;  that  the  Complainants  failed  to  exercise  due  diligence 
in  the  collection  of  the  aforesaid  principal  note  and  interest  notes, 
in  that  they,  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  the  first  day  of  the 
January  Term  of  the  Circuit  Court  of  Cook  County,  Illinois,  was  on 
the  16th  day  of  January,  A.  D.  1903,  wholly  failed  to  institute  suit 
against  the  makers  of  the  aforesaid  principal  promissory  note  and 
interest  notes  until  the  11th  day  of  February,  A.  D.  1903;  that  it 
appears  by  the  Bill  of  Complaint  that  the  makers  of  the  aforesaid 
principal  note  and  interest  notes  were  financially  able  to  pay  the 
aforesaid  principal  note  and  interest  notes;  and  each  and  every 
part  thereof,  at  the  time  that  the  said  principal  note  and  interest 
notes  were  due  and  payable,  and  resided  in  the  City  of  Chicago, 
in  the  County  "of  Cook,  State  of  Illinois,  within  the  jurisdiction  of 
the  Circuit  Court  of  Cook  County,  Illinois. 

Wherefore  and  for  divers  other  good  causes  of  demurrer 
appearing  in  the  said  Bill,  this  defendant  does  demur  thereto,  and 
prays  the  judgment  of  this  Honorable  Court,  whether  he  shall  be 
compelled  to  make  any  further  or  other  answer  to  the  said  Bill; 
and  humbly  prays  to  be  hence  dismissed,  with  his  reasonable  costs 
and  charges,  in  this  behalf,  most  wrongly  sustained. 

Lorenzo  E.  Dow, 
Solicitor  for  Joseph  Cramer. 


LEGAL    FORMS.  215 


No.  3.  DECLARATION. 


State  of  Illinois, 
County  of  Cook, 


In  the  Superior  Court  of  Cook  County, 
January  Term,  A.  D.  1903. 


John  Blaine, 

-    vs. 
German  Steamship  Com- 
pany, a  Corporation,  etc. 


John  Blaine,  by  Lorenzo  E.  Dow,  his  attorney,  complains  of  the 
German  Steamship  Company,  a  corporation,  etc.,  of  a  plea  of  tres- 
pass on  the  case: 

FOR  THAT  WHEREAS,  The  said  defendant  before  and  at 
the  time  of  committing  the  grievances  hereinafter  mentioned  was 
a  common  carrier  of  passengers  and  their  baggage  for  hire  by  vessel, 
namely,  a  certain  vessel  called  the  "Kaiser,"  then  at  Southampton, 
in  the  country  of  England  and  bound  from  thence  to  the  city  of 
Hoboken,  in  the  State  of  New  Jersey,  and  in  the  United  States  of 
America,  and  the  plaintiff,  on,  to-wit,  the  twenty-eighth  day  of 
September,  A.  D.  1892,  at  Southampton,  aforesaid,  at  the  request 
of  the  said  defendant,  delivered  to  the  said  defendant  certain  goods 
and  chattels  of  the  plaintiff,  to-wit,  one  (1)  red  alligator  skin  hand- 
bag and  its  contents  then  in  good  order,  and  well  conditioned,  of 
the  value  of  Five  Hundred  Dollars  ($500.00),  to  be  taken  care  of 
and  safely  carried  by  said  defendant  by  vessel  from  Southampton 
aforesaid,  to  the  city  of  Hoboken  aforesaid,  and  at  the  last  men- 
tioned place  to  be  safely  delivered  in  like  good  order  and  well  con- 
ditioned to  the  plaintiff  for  certain  reward  to  the  defendant  in  that 
behalf. 

Yet,  the  said  defendant  did  not  safely  and  securely  carry  the 
said  baggage  of  the  plaintiff  from  Southampton  aforesaid  to 
Hoboken  aforesaid,  and  at  the  last  mentioned  place  safely  and 
securely  deliver  the  same  to  the  plaintiff,  but,  on  the  contrary 
thereof  by  the  negligence  of  the  defendant,  and  its  servants  in  that 
behalf,  the  said  goods  and  chattels  of  the  plaintiff,  to-wit,  the  said 


216  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


4  mortgage              «""> —     <\  maturity 

per  annum  X-^r^._  widower 


,A- 


red  alligator  skin  hand-bag  and  its  contents  to  the  value  of  Five 
Hundred  Dollars  ($500.00)  were  wholly  lost  to  the  plaintiff,  to  the 
damage  of  the  plaintiff  of  One  Thousand  Dollars  ($1,000). 

AND  FOR  THAT  WHEREAS,  Also  on  the  day  aforesaid,  at 
Southampton  aforesaid,  the  plaintiff  then  and  there  delivered  to 
the  defendant,  at  its  request,  divers  other  goods  and  chattels, 
to-wit,  one  (1)  red  alligator  skin  hand-bag  and  its  contents,  then  in 
good  order  and  well  conditioned  of  the  value  of  Five  Hundred 
Dollars  ($500.00)  to  be  taken  care  of  and  safely  carried  by  the 
defendant  by  vessel  from  Southampton  aforesaid  to  Hoboken  afore- 
said, and  at  the  last  mentioned  place  to  be  by  it  delivered  to  the 
plaintiff  for  certain  reward  in  that  behalf,  it  thereupon  became  and 
was  the  duty  of  said  defendant  to  take  proper  care  of  the  last  men- 
tioned goods  and  chattels  and  safely  carry  the  same  from  South- 
ampton aforesaid,  to  Hoboken  aforesaid,  and  at  the  last  mentioned 
place  to  deliver  the  same  to  the  plaintiff  in  a  reasonable  time  then 
next  following,  and  although  the  defendant  then  received  the  last 
mentioned  goods  and  chattels  at  the  place  first  aforesaid  for  the 
purpose  aforesaid,  and  although  a  reasonable  time  for  the  carriage 
and  delivery  thereof  aforesaid  has  long  since  elapsed,  yet  the 
defendant  not  regarding  its  duty  in  that  behalf  did  not  nor  would 
within  such  reasonable  time  or  afterwards,  although  often 
requested,  safely  carry  the  last  mentioned  goods  and  chattels  from 
Southampton  aforesaid,  to  Hoboken  aforesaid,  or  at  the  last  men- 
tioned place  safely  deliver  the  same  to  the  plaintiff,  but  has  wholly 
neglected  to  do  so,  and  through  the  negligence  of  the  defendant, 
the  last  mentioned  goods  and  chattels,  to-wit,  the  said  red  alligator 
skin  hand-bag  and  its  contents  have  been  and  are  wholly  lost  to 
the  plaintiff,  whereby  the  plaintiff  has  suffered  great  inconvenience 
and  annoyance  from  being  deprived  of  the  use  of  said  hand-bag 
and  its  contents. 

WHEREFORE,  The  plaintiff  says  that  he  is  injured  and  has 
sustained  damage  to  the  amount  of  One  Thousand  Dollars  ($1,000), 
and  therefore  he  brings  his  suit. 

Lorenzo  E.  Dow, 

Plaintiff's  Attorney. 


LEGAL   FORMS.  2T1 


No.  4.     MORTGAGE  EXTENSION  AGREEMENT. 

THIS  AGREEMENT,  Made  this  23d  day  of  August,  A.  D. 
1902,  by  and  between  William  J.  Howell,  of  the  County  of  Cook, 
State  of  Illinois,  part}'  of  the  first  part,  and  Charles  W.  Lewis, 
County  of  Cook,  and  State  of  Illinois,  party  of  the  second  part, 
Witnesseth,  that, 

WHEREAS,  S-ud  Charles  W.  Lewis  executed  his  four  certain 
principal  promissory  notes  bearing  date  the  28th  day  of  April,  A.  D. 
1897,  all  payable  to  the  order  of  himself  and  by  him  duly  indorsed 
and  delivered  and  bearing  interest  at  the  rate  of  six  per  cent  per 
annum  until  maturity  and  after  maturity  at  the  highest  rate  then 
in  said  case  lawful  to  contract  for;  note  number  one  being  for  the 
sum  of  five  hundred  dollars  ($500)  due  on  the  28th  day  of  April, 
1898;  note  number  two  being  for  the  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars 
($500)  due  April  28,  1899;  note  number  three  being  for  the  sum  of 
one  thousand  dollars  ($1,000)  due  April  28,  1900;  and  note  number 
four  being  for  the  sum  of  five  thousand  dollars  ($5,000)  due  April 
28,  1902,  and, 

WHEREAS,  The  payment  of  all  said  notes,  together  with 
interest  thereon,  is  secured  by  Trust  Deed  of  even  date  executed 
by  said  Charles  W.  Lewis,  a  widower,  conveying  to  The  Royal 
Trust  Company,  Trustee,  certain  real  estate  in  said  Cook  County, 
which  said  Trust  Deed  was  recorded  in  the  Recorder's  office  of 
Cook  County  on  the  18th  day  of  May,  1897,  in  Book  4252  of 
Records,  on  page  265  as  Document  number  253979,  and 

WHEREAS,  Principal  notes  numbers  two  and  three  have  been 
duly  paid  and  cancelled,  and 

WHEREAS,  Said  notes  numbers  one  and  four  are  now  held  and 
owned  by  said  party  of  the  first  part,  and  said  second  party  has 
requested  of  said  first  party  an  extension  of  the  time  for  the  pay- 
ment of  said  notes, 

NOW  THEREFORE,  These  presents  witness,  that  in  con- 
sideration of  the  mutual  promises  and  agreements  hereinafter  made 
by  and  between  the  parties  hereto,  the  said  parties  do  hereby  agree 
that  the  time  for  the  payment  of  said  principal  note  number  one  for 
five  hundred  dollars  ($500)  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  extended  to  the 
28th  day  of  October,  A.  D.  1903,  and  said  principal  note  number 
four  for  five  thousand  dollars  ($5,000)  is  hereby  made  payable  as 
follows,  to-wit:  Five  hundred  dollars  ($500)  on  the  28th  day  of 
October,  A.  D.  1904,  five  hundred  dollars  ($500)  on  the  28th  day  of 
October,  A.  D.  1905,  and   the  balance  of  four  thousand  dollars 


218  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


covenants  5  northern 

executors  — i  9  adjudged        S p       . 

administrators N**?.  m*.  _ .  |_..  decreed         _/ 


($4,000)  on  the  28th  day  of  April,  A.  D.  1907.  And  said  party  of  the 
second  part  agrees  to  pay  said  party  of  the  first  part  the  amounts 
due  on  said  principal  notes  in  the  manner  above  set  forth  and  to 
pay  interest  thereon  during  said  extended  period  at  the  rate  of  six 
per  cent  (6#)  per  annum,  payable  on  the  28th  day  of  April  and  of 
October  in  each  year.  And  said  party  of  the  second  part  further 
agrees  to  pay  both  principal  and  interest  in  gold  coin  of  the  United 
States  of  the  present  standard  of  weight  and  fineness,  and 

THE  said  parties  hereby  further  mutually  agree  that  all  of  the 
provisions,  stipulations,  powers  and  covenants  in  the  said  principal 
notes  and  in  the  said  Trust  Deed  contained,  shall  stand  and 
remain  unchanged  and  in  full  force  and  effect  for  and  during  said 
extended  period  (including  the  right  of  election  to  the  legal  holder 
of  said  principal  note  to  make  the  principal  due  on  thirty  days' 
default  in  payment  of  interest)  except  as  changed  or  modified  in 
express  terms  by  this  agreement. 

The  interest  for  said  extended  period  is  further  evidenced  by 
thirteen  interest  notes  made  by  said  party  of  the  second  part,  bear- 
ing date  the  23d  day  of  August,  A.  D.  1902,  three  attached  to  note 
number  one  and  ten  attached  to  number  four. 

This  agreement  shall  extend  to  and  be  binding  upon  the  respec- 
tive heirs,  executors,  administrators  and  assigns  of  the  said  parties 
hereto. 

IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  The  said  parties  have  hereunto 
set  their  hands  in  duplicate. 

William  J.  Howell,     [seal] 
Charles  W.  Lewis.       [seal] 


LEGAL    FORMS.  219 


No.  5.  DEFAULT   ORDER. 

State  of  Illinois,  | 
Lake  County,       \  ss* 

In  the  Circuit  Court  of  Lake  County,  111. 
Frank  A.  James,  1 

Northern  Harbor  and      \  1,359-107. 

Dock  Company,  et  al.  J 
This  cause  coming  on  to  be  heard  upon  motion  of  Nathan 
Clifford  and  William  Putnam,  Solicitors  for  Complainant  in  above 
entitled  cause,  and  it  appearing  to  the  Court  that  the  Wisconsin 
Lime  and  Cement  Company,  a  corporation,  Harry  R.  Merrick, 
Joseph  McClure,  J.  C.  Keith,  co-partners  as  Harry  R.  Merrick  & 
Company,  and  Geo.  H.  Wheeler,  defendants  herein,  have  each 
duly  filed  their  appearance  in  above  entitled  cause  and  therein  and 
thereby  consented  to  their  default  being  taken  and  entered  herein 
against  them;  and  it  further  appearing  to  the  Court  that  said 
defendants  and  each  of  them  have  not  complied  with  the  order  of 
this  Court  entered  herein  on  January  6,  1903,  after  due  and  proper 
notice  had  been  given  them  and  each  of  them  of  and  for  the 
application  of  said  order  on  said  date  requiring  them  to  plead, 
answer  or  demur  to  the  bill  herein,  and  the  said  above  named 
defendants  and  each  of  them  being  in  default  for  want  of  their 
answer,  plea  or  demurrer  to  said  bill,  and  they  and  each  of  them 
here  consenting  in  open  Court  to  their  default  being  taken  herein, 
It  is  therefore  ordered,  adjudged  and  decreed  that  default  be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  taken  and  entered  of  record  herein  against  the 
said  Wisconsin  Lime  and  Cement  Company,  a  corporation,  Harry 
R.  Merrick,  Joseph  McClure,  and  J.  C.  Keith,  co-partners  as  Harry 
R.  Merrick  &  Company,  and  Geo.  H.  Wheeler;  and  it  is  further 
ordered  that  said  Bill  of  Complaint  be  and  the  same  is  hereby 
taken  pro-confess  by  and  against  the  said  above  named  defendants 
and  each  of  them  for  want  of  their  answer,  plea  or  demurrer  to 
said  Bill. 

And  upon  further  motion  of  Solicitors  for  complainant  herein 
for  a  reference  of  this  cause  to  a  Master  in  Chancery  of  this  Court, 
due  notice  of  this  application  having  been  given  and  had  upon  all 
"parties  and  defendants  to  this  cause,  it  is  further  ordered  that  this 
cause  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  referred  to  Charles  Whitehead, 
Master  in  Chancery  of  this  Court,  to  take  testimony  and  proofs 
herein  and  report  the  same  to  this  Court  with  his  conclusions 
thereon,  John  Woodstock,  Judge. 


220  DICTATION   STUDIES. 


6  warranty  c^»  accrued 

township  delinquent 

meridian  - — S* — ^v  voluntary  ^f 

incumbrance o notarial  ■  - 


No.  6.  DECLARATION    OF    TRUST. 

To  All  to  Whom  These  Presents  Shall  Come,  I,  John  W. 
Thompson  (unmarried),  of  the  City  of  Chicago,  County  of  Cook  and 
State  of  Illinois,  send  Greeting: 

Whereas,  Charles  T.  Wallace  (a  bachelor),  of  the  City  of  Chi- 
cago, County  of  Cook  and  State  of  Illinois,  has  by  his  Warranty 
Deed  bearing  date  of  March  8,  A.  D.  1903,  and  recorded  in  the 
Recorder's  office  of  said  Cook  County,  Illinois,  on  the  9th  day  of 
March,  A.  D.  1903,  in  Book  6943  of  Records,  on  page  210,  as  docu- 
ment number  2934168,  for  the  consideration  of  One  Dollar,  granted 
and  conveyed  to  me  in  fee  simple  the  following  described  Real 
Estate,  to-wit:  Lot  Thirty-three  (33)  and  the  West  one  and  one- 
half  (W.  V/2)  feet  of  Lot  Thirty-four  (34)  in  Walker  and  Kreigh's 
Resubdivision  of  Blocks  Sixteen  (16)  and  Nineteen  (19)  in  Smith's 
Subdivision  of  the  North  East  quarter  of  the  North  East  quarter 
of  Section  Eighteen  (18),  Township  Thirty-nine  (39)  North,  Range 
Fourteen  (14)  East  of  the  Third  Principal  Meridian,  situated  in  the 
City  of  Chicago,  County  of  Cook,  in  the  State  of  Illinois,  subject, 
nevertheless,  to  an  incumbrance  of  Six  Thousand  Dollars,  together 
with  accrued  interest  thereon,  and  all  delinquent  taxes  due  and 
unpaid  and  to  become  due,  as  by  the  said  deed  will  more  fully 
appear: 

Now,  know  ye,  that  I,  the  said  John  W.  Thompson,  do,  by 
these  presents,  make  known,  admit  and  declare  that  said  premises 
were  so  conveyed  to  me,  and  that  I  now  hold,  and  will  continue  to 
hold,  the  same  in  trust,  only,  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  Charles  T. 
Wallace,  of  the  City,  County  and  State  aforesaid,  his  heirs,  execu- 
tors, administrators  and  assigns,  and  that  I  have  no  beneficial 
interest  therein. 

And,  I  do  further  admit  that  the  consideration  money  for  the 
said  conveyance  to  me  was  paid  by  the  said  Charles  T.  Wallace, 
and  I  do,  for  myself,  my  heirs,  executors,  administrators  and  assigns, 
covenant  and  agree  to  and  with  the  said  Charles  T.  Wallace,  and 
with  his  heirs,  executors,  administrators  and  assigns,  that  I,  or  my 
heirs,  shall  and  will  convey  the  said  premises,  by  a  good  and  sum- 


LEGAL    FORMS.  221 


cient  deed,  to  the  said  Charles  T.  Wallace,  or  his  assigns,  as  he  or 
they  may  direct  or  require,  subject  to  the  said  incumbrance,  inter- 
est and  taxes  hereinbefore  mentioned;  and,  that  I,  or  my  heirs, 
shall  not  do,  or  knowingly  suffer  or  permit,  any  act,  deed,  matter 
or  thing,  whereby  said  premises  can,  shall  or  may  be,  in  any  wise 
impaired,  injured  or  incumbered,  in  the  title,  interest,  charge, 
estate  or  otherwise. 

John  W.  Thompson,     [seal] 

State  of  Illinois,  | 
County  of  Cook,       f 

I,  Clarence  Harrow,  a  Notary  Public  in  and  for  the  said 
County,  in  the  State  aforesaid,  Do  Hereby  Certify,  that 
John  W.  Thompson,  personally  known  to  me  to  be  the  same 
person  whose  name  is  subscribed  to  the  foregoing  instru- 
[seal]  ment,  appeared  before  me  this  day  in  person,  and  acknowl- 
edged that  he  signed,  sealed  and  delivered  the  said  Instru- 
ment as  his  free  and  voluntary  act,  for  the  uses  and  pur- 
poses therein  set  forth. 

Given  under  my  hand  and  Notarial  Seal,  this  16th  day 
of  March,  A.  D.  1903. 

Clarence  Harrow, 

Notary  Public. 


No.  7.  BILL   TO    FORECLOSE    A    MORTGAGE. 


State  of  Illinois, 
County  of  Coo 


us,  I 

K,       [ 


In  the  Circuit  Court  of  Cook  County. 
To  the  February  Term,  A.  D.  1903. 


To  the  Honorable  Judges  of  said  Court  in  Chancery  Sitting: 

Complainant,  Charles  Morrison,  personally  and  as  Trustee,  a 
resident  of  the  County  of  Cook  and  State  of  Illinois,  respectfully 
shows  to  the  Court  that  heretofore  on  or  about  the  13th  day  of  June, 
1901,   the  defendant,  Henry  C.   King,   was  indebted  in  the  sum 


222  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


7  semi-annually                                               released                   L^      b\ 
pendency  .__  <TX_s.  .  A_-v-_  solicitors  -_: 


of  Twelve  Hundred  Fifty  ($1,250.00)  Dollars,  evidenced  by  his 
two  principal  promissory  notes  bearing  date  the  13th  day  of  June, 

1901,  each  in  the  sum  of  $625.00,  and  each  payable  three  years  after 
the  date  thereof,  to  his  own  order  and  by  him  indorsed  in  blank 
in  gold  coin  of  the  United  States  of  America  of  the  present  stand- 
ard of  weight  and  fineness,  at  the  office  of  Charles  Morrison  in  said 
City  of  Chicago  or  at  such  place  in  the  United  States  of  America 
as  the  legal  holder  thereof  might  from  time  to  time  in  writing  ap- 
point, with  interest  on  each  of  said  principal  notes  at  the  rate  of 
six  per  cent  per  annum,  payable  semi-annually  until  maturity,  and 
with  interest  thereafter  until  paid  at  the  highest  rate  which  it  was 
then  in  such  case  lawful  to  contract  for  and  said  interest  until 
maturity  being  evidenced  by  twelve  interest  notes  or  coupons  of 
even  date  with  said  principal  notes,  said  interest  coupons  being 
each  for  the  sum  of  $18.75,  payable  in  gold  coin  as  aforesaid,  with 
interest  after  maturity  until  paid  at  the  highest  rate  which  it  was 
then  in  such  case  lawful  to  contract  for. 

Complainant  states  that  he  is  now  the  legal  holder  and  owner 
of  each  of  said  principal  notes  and  of  all  of  said  twelve  interest 
coupons.     Complainant  further  states  that  on  said  13th  day  of  June, 

1902,  the  said  Henry  C.  King,  being  the  owner  in  fee  simple  of  the 
land  hereinafter  described,  executed  and  delivered  to  Charles 
Morrison,  as  Trustee,  a  deed  of  trust  in  words  and  figures  follow- 
ing, to-wit:  (DEED.)  Which  deed  of  trust  was  duly  acknowledged 
by  the  said  Henry  C.  King,  a  bachelor,  on  said  13th  day  of  June, 
A.  D.  1901,  before  Frederick  Sloan,  a  Notary  Public,  in  and  for 
said  County,  and  said  deed  of  trust  was  afterwards  upon  the  said 
13th  day  of  June,  A.  D.  1901,  filed  for  record  in  the  Recorder's 
office  of  said  Cook  County  and  was  recorded  in  Book  7562  of 
Records,  on  page  834. 

Complainant  further  states  that  he  is  the  owner  of  each  of  the 
said  notes  in  said  trust  deed  described,  and  of  all  the  unpaid 
interest  thereon;  that  the  said  Henry  C.  King  on  November  27, 
1901,  paid  on  account  of  each  of  said  principal  notes  the  sum  of 
$100.00,  which  amount  was  duly  indorsed  upon  each  of  said  prin- 
cipal notes;  that  none  of  the  interest  upon  said  principal  notes  has 
been  paid. 

Complainant  states  that  he  has  paid  the  sum  of  Twenty-one 


LEGAL    FORMS.  223 


and  50/100  ($21.50)  Dollars  for  an  abstract  of  title  to  said  premises, 
and  during  the  pendency  of  this  suit  may  be  obliged  to  expend 
money  for  taxes  and  other  purposes  authorized  by  the  terms  of 
said  trust  deed;  that  all  moneys  so  paid  by  complainant  with 
interest  thereon  at  the  rate  of  7  per  cent  per  annum  should  be 
included  in  the  decree  of  sale  in  this  cause. 

Complainant  further  states  that  in  and  by  the  terms  of  said 
trust  deed  it  was  stipulated  and  agreed  that  in  case  said  first  party 
should  at  any  time  desire  a  release  of  any  of  the  said  lots,  the 
trustee  therein  was  authorized  upon  payment  of  $200.00  principal 
for  each  lot  desired  to  be  released  to  execute  and  deliver  such 
release  deed,  and  complainant  states  that  in  accordance  with  said 
stipulation  as  to  release,  on  November  27,  1901,  the  said  Henry  C. 
King  paid  thereunder  the  sum  of  $200.00,  $100.00  of  which  payment 
was  thereupon  duly  indorsed  upon  each  of  said  principal  notes  as 
of  said  November  27,  1901,  and  thereupon  the  trustee  in  said  trust 
deed  duly  executed  and  delivered  to  the  said  Henry  C.  King  a 
release  deed  to  Lot  3  in  Block  4  in  the  Subdivision  of  the  South  half 
of  the  North  half  of  the  Southeast  Quarter  of  the  Southwest 
Quarter  of  Section  8,  Township  40  North,  Range  15  East  of  the 
third  Principal  Meridian  in  said  Cook  County,  Illinois,  which  said 
premises  last  mentioned  are  a  portion  of  the  premises  described  in 
the  trust  deed  hereinbefore  described. 

Complainant  states  that  $125.00  is  a  reasonable  sum  to  be 
allowed  complainant  for  his  Solicitor's  fees  in  this  cause. 

Complainant  states  that  the  premises  conveyed  by  said  trust 
deed,  which  still  remain  unreleased  from  the  lien  thereon,  are  scant 
and  meager  security  for  the  payment  of  the  amount  of  the  indebt- 
edness now  due  complainant  as  aforesaid. 

Complainant  further  states  that  there  are  persons  interested 
in  said  premises  whose  names  are  unknown  to  complainant  and 
who  are  therefore  made  parties  defendant  to  this  suit  by  the  name 
and  names  of  the  unknown  owner  or  owners  interested  in  Lots, 21 
and  22  in  Block  2  in  the  Subdivision  of  the  North  half  of  the  South- 
east Quarter  of  Section  8,  Township  36  North,  Range  15  East  of  the 
third  Principal  Meridian,  also  Lots  3,  4,  29,  30,  40,  41  and  42  in 
Block  3,  and  Lot  4  in  Block  4  in  the  Subdivision  of  the  South  half 
of  the  North  half  of  the  Southeast  Quarter  of  the  Southwest 
Quarter  of  Section  8,  Township  40  North,  Range  15  East  of  the 
third  Principal  Meridian,  all  of  said  property  being  situated  in  the 
County  of  Cook  and  State  of  Illinois  that  the  rights  and  interests 
of  said  unknown  owner  or  owners  in  and  to  said  premises  if  any 


224  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


subordinate  S.  i  summoned 

equity  _ | commencement 

redemption  insufficient 
pursuant 


insufficient                  ^~_f      /       i 
r\rr^.  _\  ./\ deficiency  \~/. \--j- 


they  have,  are  subordinate  and  subject  to  the  lien  of  said  trust 
deed. 

Complainant  states  that  Henry  C.  King  and  said  unknown 
owner  or  owners  claim  some  interest  in  said  premises  as  owners  of 
the  equity  of  redemption  therein  or  otherwise,  and  complainant 
states  that  the  rights  and  interests  of  said  parties  in  and  to  said 
premises  are  subordinate  and  subject  to  the  lien  of  said  trust  deed. 

Complainant  states  that  there  is  due  complainant  the  sum  of 
$525.00  as  principal  on  each  of  said  notes,  together  with  the 
interest  which  has  accrued  on  the  principal  of  said  notes  from  the 
13th  day  of  June,  1901,  with  interest  upon  said  overdue  interest 
coupons;  that  default  has  been  made  in  the  payment  of  the  install- 
ments of  interest  due  upon  each  of  said  notes  which  become  due 
on  the  13th  day  of  December,  1901,  and  on  the  13th  day  of  June  and 
the  13th  day  of  December,  1902;  that  default  has  also  been  made 
in  the  payment  of  the  taxes  upon  said  premises  and  that  pursuant 
to  the  provisions  of  said  trust  deed  complainant  has  elected  and 
hereby  does  elect  to  declare  the  entire  amount  secured  by  the  said 
principal  notes  due  and  payable  and  to  foreclose  said  trust  deed. 

Complainant  being  therefore  without  remedy  save  in  a  court  of 
equity,  makes  defendants  to  this  bill  the  said  Henry  C.  King,  and 
the  unknown  owner  or  owners,  interested  in  Lots  21  and  22  in  Block 
2  in  the  Subdivision  of  the  North  half  of  the  North  half  of  the 
Southeast  Quarter  of  the  Southwest  Quarter  of  Section  8,  also 
Lots  3,  4,  29,  30,  40,  41  and  42  in  Block  3  and  Lot  4  in  Block  4  in  the 
Subdivision  of  the  South  half  of  the  North  half  of  the  Southeast 
Quarter  of  the  Southwest  Quarter,  all  of  said  property  being  in 
Section  8,  Township  40  North,  Range  15  East  of  the  third  Principal 
Meridian,  in  the  County  of  Cook  and  State  of  Illinois,  and  prays 
that  they  may  be  summoned  in  the  manner  provided  by  law  and 
required  to  answer  this  bill,  but  not  under  oath,  their  answers 
under  oath  being  hereby  waived. 

Complainant  further  prays  that  upon  the  filing  of  this  bill  the 
Court  will  appoint  a  Receiver  for  the  said  premises  with  power  to 
collect  the  rents,  issues  and  profits  thereof  pending  this  suit  and 
until  the  time  to  redeem  said  premises  from  any  sale  made  here- 
under shall  expire. 


LEGAL    FORMS. 


Complainant  prays  that  upon  the  final  hearing  hereoL  the 
Court  upon  an  accounting  will  ascertain  and  decree  how  much  is 
due  complainant  on  the  said  principal  notes  and  under  the  terms  of 
said  trust  deed,  and  in  default  of  the  payment  of  said  amount  will 
order  a  sale  of  the  said  premises  in  satisfaction  thereof  in  accord- 
ance with  the  rules  and  practice  of  this  Court. 

Complainant  further  prays  that  if  the  premises  so  sold  shall  not 
be  redeemed  in  the  time  and  manner  provided  by  law,  then  the 
defendants  and  all  parties  claiming  by,  through  or  under  them, 
since  the  commencement  of  this  suit,  shall  stand  forever  barred 
and  foreclosed  of  and  from  any  right,  title  or  interest  in  and  to  the 
said  premises  sold,  or  any  part  thereof,  and  thereupon  the  pur- 
chaser at  said  sale,  his  heirs  or  assigns  shall  receive  a  Master's 
Deed  for  said  premises  and  may  be  let  into  possession  thereof. 

Complainant  further  prays  that  if  the  proceeds  of  said  sale  shall 
be  insufficient  to  satisfy  the  amount  due  complainant,  then  com- 
plainant may  have  a  decree  for  any  deficiency  against  the  said 
Henry  C.  King  and  any  other  person  or  persons  who  may  be  per- 
sonally liable  therefor. 

Complainant  prays  for  such  other  further  and  different  relief  as 
the  circumstances  of  the  case  may  require  and  to  your  Honors 
shall  seem  meet,  and  complainant  will  ever  pray,  etc. 

Charles  Morrison, 
By  Alexander  Hamilton, 

His  Solicitor. 

No.  8.  GENERAL  RELEASE    OF   ALL    DEMANDS. 

Know  all  men  by  these  presents,  that  I,  Charles  Brown,  of  thcr 
city  of  Chicago,  state  of  Illinois,  for  and  in  consideration  of  the 
sum  of  one  dollar  to  me  in  hand  paid  by  John  D.  Anderson,  of 
Waukesha,  Wis.,  do  hereby  release  and  forever  discharge  the  said 
John  D.  Anderson,  his  heirs,  executors,  and  administrators,  of  and 
from  all  actions,  causes  of  action,  suits,  claims,  and  demands  what- 
soever, for  or  by  reason  of  any  matter,  cause,  or  thing,  from  the 
beginning  of  the  world  down  to  the  fifth  day  of  April,  one  thousand 
nine  hundred  and  three. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  seal  on 
the  same  date  as  above  written. 

Charles  Brown. 
In  presence  of 

George  B.  Worthington. 

15  Graham 


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DICTATION    STUDIES. 


9  replication 
defaulted 
exceptions 


.A>..1    \3_ 


ratified 

approved 

proven 


-/V---V- 


\~ 


No.  9. 


DECREE. 


State  of  Illinois, 
County  of  Cook, 


In  the  Circuit  Court  of  Cook  County. 


'Mary  G.  Barker, 
vs. 
John  L.  Wilson,  Helen  C.  Wil- 
son, his  wife;  Charles  Benson, 
as  trustee;  Charles  -Benson, 
Anna  Benson,  William  Ben- 
son and  Stephen  Carter. 


Stephen  Carter, 
vs. 
John  L.  Wilson,  Helen  C.  Wil- 
son, his  wife;  Charles  Benson, 
as  trustee;  William  Benson, 
Charles  Benson,  Anna  Ben- 
son and  Mary  G.  Barker. 


>    Bill. 


>      Decree. 


>    Cross- Bill. 


Now  comes  the  complainant,  by  W.  B.  Wilson  &  R.  J.  Moore, 
her  solicitors,  and  also  comes  the  cross-complainant,  Stephen 
Carter,  by  Lorenzo  E.  Dow,  his  solicitor;  also  comes  the  defendant 
William  Benson,  by  Jacob  W.  Low,  his  solicitor;  and  this  cause  now 
coming  on  to  be  heard  upon  the  complainants'  bill,  the  answer 
thereto  of  the  defendant  Stephen  Carter,  and  the  answer  thereto 
of  the  defendant  William  Benson,  and  the  replication  of  the  com- 
plainant to  the  said  answers,  and  upon  the  cross-bill  of  the  said 
Stephen  Carter,  the  answer  thereto  of  the  cross-defendant  Mary 
G.  Barker,  the   answer   thereto   of   the   cross-defendant  William 


LEGAL   FORMS.  227 


Benson,  and  the  replication  of  the  cross-complainant  to  said 
answers,  and  upon  the  Report  of  Thomas  Taylor,  Jr.,  one  of  the 
Masters  in  Chancery  of  this  Court,  to  whom  said  cause  was 
referred,  and  upon  the  evidence  submitted  by  the  said  Master,  and 
it  appearing  to  the  Court  that  the  defendants,  John  L.  Wilson, 
Helen  C.  Wilson,  Charles  Benson,  as  trustee,  Charles  Benson  and 
Anna  Benson,  his  wife,  have  been  each  duly  served  with  summons 
in  this  cause  more  than  ten  days  prior  to  the  first  day  of  the 
present  term  of  this  Court,  and  have  been  duly  defaulted  for  want 
of  appearance  or  answer,  the  Court  now  finds  that  it  has  jurisdiction 
of  all  the  parties  to  this  cause  and  of  the  subject  matter  thereof, 
and  it  appearing  to  the  Court  that  no  objections  or  exceptions  have 
been  filed  to  the  said  Report  of  Thomas  Taylor,  Jr.,  Master  in 
Chancery  of  this  Court;  and  it  further  appearing  that  said  Master 
has  proceeded  in  all  respects  according  to  the  order  of  this  Court, 
it  is  ordered,  adjudged  and  decreed  that  the  said  Master's  Report 
be,  and  the  same  is  hereby  in  all  respects  ratified,  approved  and 
confirmed. 

And  from  the  findings  of  the  said  Report  and  from  the  evidence 
submitted  by  the  said  Master,  the  Court  now  finds  that  the 
material  allegations  of  the  complainant's  bill  and  of  the  cross-bill  of 
the  said  Stephen  Carter  have  been  proven  and  are  true;  that  on 
January  22,  1900,  the  date  of  said  Master's  Report,  there  was  due 
to  the  complainant  Mary  G.  Barker  from  the  defendant  John  L. 
Wilson  the  sum  of  four  thousand  five  hundred  fifty-one  and  78/100 
dollars  ($4,551.78)  upon  the  notes  and  under  the  terms  of  the  trust 
deed  in  the  complainant's  bill  described;  that  under  the  terms  of 
the  said  trust  deed  there  is  also  due  to  the  complainant,  for  her 
solicitors'  fees  herein,  the  sum  of  three  hundred  and  twenty-five 
dollars  ($325.00). 

The  Court  further  finds  that  on  the  22d  day  of  January,  1900, 
the  date  of  the  said  Master's  Report,  there  was  due  to  the  cross- 
complainant  Stephen  Carter,  from  the  defendant  John  L.  Wilson, 
the  sum  of  two  thousand  seven  hundred  and  fifty-six  and  11/100 
dollars  ($2,756.11)  upon  the  notes  and  under  the  terms  of  the  trust 
deed  described  in  the  cross-bill  of  the  said  Stephen  Carter. 

The  Court  further  finds  that  the  trust  deed  from  John  L. 
Wilson  and  Helen  C.  Wilson,  his  wife,  to  Charles  Benson,  as 
trustee,  bearing  date  the  22d  day  of  May,  1895,  and  filed  for  record 
in  the  office  of  the  Recorder  of  Cook  County,  Illinois,  on  the  29th 
day  of  May,  1895,  and  recorded  in  Book  5184  of  Records,  on  page 
634,  is  a  valid  and  first  lien  as  security  for  the  amounts  found  due 


228  DICTATION    STUDIES. 


judicial  e  certified 

certificate  £^s     oA.         \j  surrender  /-— *  

exhibition  V.  grantee  .?^\  fiC. . 7 

jit-"  »•»  i" 

the  complainant  and  cross-complainant  as  aforesaid  upon  the 
premises  in  said  trust  deed  described,  to-wit,  the  undivided  three- 
fourths  of  Lot  six  (6)  in  Block  five  (5)  in  the  South  Branch  Addition 
to  Chicago,  in  the  County  of  Cook  and  State  of  Illinois. 

The  Court  further  finds  that  the  rights  and  interests  of  the 
defendants,  John  L.  Wilson,  Helen  C.  Wilson,  Charles  Benson,  as 
trustee,  Charles  Benson,  Anna  Benson,  his  wife,  and  William 
Benson  in  and  to  the  premises  above  described  are  subordinate  and 
subject  to  the  lien  of  the  said  trust  deed. 

It  is  therefore  ordered,  adjudged  and  decreed  by  the  Court  that 
unless  the  defendant  John  L.  Wilson,  or  some  one  on  his  behalf, 
pay  or  cause  to  be  paid  to  the  complainant,  Mary  G.  Barker, 
within  three  (3)  days  from  the  date  of  the  entry  of  this  decree,  the 
said  sum  of  four  thousand  five  hundred  fifty-one  and  78/100  dollars 
($4,551.78),  with  interest  thereon  at  the  rate  of  five  per  cent  (5$ 
per  annum  from  January  22,  1900;  and  unless  the  said  John  L. 
Wilson,  within  three  (3)  days  from  the  date  of  the  entry  of  this 
decree,  shall  pay  or  cause  to  be  paid  to  the  cross-complainant 
Stephen  Carter,  the  said  sum  of  two  thousand  seven  hundred  fifty- 
six  and  11/100  dollars  ($2,750.11),  with  interest  thereon  at  the  rate 
of  five  per  cent  (5%)  per  annum  from  January  22,  1900,  and  unless 
the  said  John  L.  Wilson  within  the  time  aforesaid  shall  pay  the 
costs  of  this  suit  and  the  sum  of  three  hundred  and  twenty-five 
dollars  ($325.00)  to  the  complainant's  solicitors  for  her  solicitors' 
fees  herein,  then  the  premises  above  described,  or  so  much  thereof 
as  may  be  necessary  to  satisfy  the  amounts  found  due  the  com- 
plainants and  cross-complainant  as  aforesaid,  shall  be  sold  at 
public  sale  to  the  highest  and  best  bidder  for  cash,  by  Thomas 
Taylor,  Jr.,  one  of  the  Masters  in  Chancery  of  this  Court,  at  the 
judicial  salesroom  of  the  Chicago  Real  Estate  Board,  No.  57  Dear- 
born street,  in  the  City  of  Chicago  aforesaid,  and  notice  of  the  time, 
place  and  terms  of  said  sale  shall  be  given  by  the  said  Master  by 
publishing  the  same  once  in  each  week  for  three  successive  weeks 
ih  some  newspaper  of  general  circulation  in  the  City  of  Chicago 
aforesaid,  published  in  the  English  language,  the  first  publication 
to  be  at  least  twenty-one  (21)  days  prior  to  the  day  of  sale;  and  said 
Master  shall  deliver  to  the  purchaser  at-said  sale  the  usual  certifi- 
cate of  sale;  and  out  of  the  proceeds  of  said  sale  he  shall  retain  his 


LEGAL    FORMS.  229 


fees  and  commissions  for  making  said  sale  and  shall  pay  the  costs 
of  this  suit;  he  shall  then  pay  to  the  complainant's  solicitors,  for 
their  solicitors'  fees,  the  sum  of  three  hundred  and  twenty-five 
dollars  ($325.00);  he  shall  then  pay  to  the  complainant  and  to  the 
cross-complainant  the  sums  found  due  them,  as  above  herein  set 
forth,  with  interest  on  said  sums  respectively  at  the  rate  of  five  per 
cent  (5$)  per  annum  from  January  22,  1900,  to  the  day  of  sale,  and 
the  balance  of  the  proceeds  of  sale,  if  any,  said  Master  shall  bring 
into  court  to  abide  the  further  order  of  Court. 

If  the  proceeds  of  said  sale  shall  not  be  sufficient  to  pay  the  full 
amounts  found  due  the  complainant  and  cross-complainant  as 
■aforesaid,  then  said  Master  shall  divide  the  proceeds  of  said  sale, 
after  deducting  his  fees  and  the  costs  of  said  suit  and  said  solicit- 
ors' fees,  between  the  complainant  and  cross-complainant  in  pro- 
portion to  the  amounts  due  them  at  the  day  of  said  sale. 

It  is  further  ordered,  adjudged  and  decreed  that  if  the  proceeds 
of  said  sale  shall  be  insufficient  to  satisfy  the  amounts  due  the  com- 
plainant and  cross-complainant,  as  aforesaid,  then  the  complainant 
and  cross-complainant  shall  each  be  entitled  to  a  decree  against 
the  defendant,  John  L.  Wilson,  for  the  respective  amounts  then 
due  to  them. 

It  is  further  ordered,  adjudged  and  decreed  that  if  the  premises 
sold  shall  not  be  redeemed  from  said  sale  within  the  time  and  in 
the  manner  provided  by  law,  then  the  defendants,  John  L.  Wilson, 
Helen  C.  Wilson,  Charles  Benson,  as  trustee,  Charles  Benson  and 
Anna  Benson  and  William  Benson  shall  stand  forever  barred*  and 
foreclosed  of  and  from  any  and  all  right,  title  and  interest  in  and 
to  the  premises  sold  and  every  part  thereof,  and  thereupon  the 
purchaser  at  said  sale,  his  heirs  or  assigns,  shall  be  entitled  to  a 
Master's  Deed  of  said  premises,  and  upon  the  execution  and 
delivery  to  him  of  such  deed  shall  be  entitled  to  the  possession  of 
the  premises  in  said  deed  described.  And  it  is  further  ordered, 
adjudged  and  decreed  that  the  parties  to  this  cause  and  all  parties 
claiming  under  them  since  the  commencement  of  this  suit  who  may 
then  be  in  possession  of  said  premises,  or  any  part  thereof,  upon  the 
exhibition  to  them  of  said  Master's  Deed,  together  with  a  certified 
copy  of  the  order  of  this  court  approving  said  sale,  shall  surrender 
and  deliver  up  possession  of  the  premises  in  said  deed  described  to 
the  grantee  therein. 

D.  H.  Payne, 

Judge. 


230  DICTATION   STUDIES. 


LATIN  AND  MISCELLANEOUS  LAW  PHRASES. 


Ad  damnum — To  the  damage. 

Ad  libitum — At  pleasure. 

Ad  valorem — According  to  valuation. 

Alias — Otherwise;  an  assumed  or  fictitious  name. 

A 'priori — Beforehand;   from  previous  knowledge. 

Bona  fide — In  good  faith. 

Centum — A  hundred. 

Data — Facts. 

Et  al — And  others. 

Ex  officio — By  virtue  of  the  office. 

Ex  post  facto — After  the  deed  is  done. 

Ex  tempore — Without   preparation. 

Fac-simile — An  exact  copy. 

Finis — The  end. 

Habeas  corpus — That  you  have  th«  body. 

In  re — In  the  matter. 

In  statu  quo — In  the  same  situation  as. 

In  transitu — During  transit. 

Magna  Charta — The  Great  Charter  of  English  liberties. 

Per  annum — By  the  year. 

Per  capita — By  the  head;  singly. 

Per  centum — By  the  hundred. 

Per  diem — By  the  day. 

Prima  facie — At  first  view  or  appearance. 

Pro  rata — In  proportion. 

Post  facto — After  the  fact. 

Quash — To  discharge  or  set  aside. 

Quasi — As  if. 

Sine  die — Without  day. 

SS. — (Scilicet)  An  abbreviation  used  in  that  part  of  a  record, 
pleading  or  affidavit  called  the  "statement  of  venue"  or  county  in 
which  it  is  made,  as  "city  of  Chicago,  county  of  Cook,  ss." 

Tort — A  wrong. 

Ultimatum.— The  last  proposition. 

Versus   (vs.) — Against. 

Veto— I  forbid. 

Vice  vsrsa — Terms  being  reversed. 

Videlicet   (viz.) — That  is  to  say. 


DICTIONARY  OF  ILLUSTRATIONS 


DICTIONARY  OF  ILLUSTRATIONS. 


The  shorthand  outline  for  each  of  the  following  words  will  be 
found  at  the  top  of  the  page  indicated  by  the  figures  opposite  same. 


A.  PAGE 

Abandoned 132 

Absolutely 206 

Abstract 204 

Abundant 44 

Accepted 74 

Acceptance 24 

Accident 202 

Accordance  64 

Accommodate 108 

Accommodation 70 

Accordingly 74 

Accomplish  134 

Accomplishing 186 

Accounts 70 

Accrued 220 

Accurate 138 

Accumulator 198 

Acknowledgment 24 

Acquaintances 86 

Acquaint 138 

Accompanied 146 

Active 150 

Actuary 210 

Added   68 

Additional 48 

Adherence 124 

Adjudged 218 

Adjusted 184 

Adjustment 184 

Admirable 124 

Administrator 202 

Administration    208 

Advance ....  24 

Advisability 58 

Advantageous   140 

Affords   94 

Affected   208 

Aforesaid 212 

Agent 178 

Aggravating 62 

Aggregating 72 

Agreeable 48 

Agricultural 182 

Alabaster. 118 

Allegations 210 

Allowance 82 

Amazon 44 


American 142 

Amendment 210 

Amicable   202 

Ample   84 

Amply 138 

Analysis 158 

Angles  162 

Annealing 102 

Announcement 138 

Announcing 210 

Annual 130 

Annex 150 

Anticipated 142 

Anticipating 90 

Antique 116 

Anthracite 24 

Anxious 76 

Anxiously 112 

Appalling 128 

Apparent  150 

Appearance . .  44 

Append 58 

Application 61 

Apples 80 

Appliances 108 

Appointment    86 

Appreciated 36 

Approval   44 

Approved 226 

Approbation 68 

Appreciate 74 

Appreciating 84 

Apprehend 202 

Apprised  . , 206 

Approved 64 

Argument 74 

Arrange   138 

Arranged 70 

Arrangement 84 

Arrive 82 

Arrived  .  88 

Arrival   82 

Article 94 

Asbestos 62 

Ascertain 142 

Assessing 186 

Assembled 32 

Assignee 134 


Assignor 214 

Assignment 134 

Assigns  212 

Assist 138 

Assorted  28 

Assortment 56 

Associated 44 

Associations 132 

Assurance  32 

Assumed 160 

Assumpsit 210 

Attained 134 

Attorney 68 

Attorney's 204 

Attractive   118 

Auditor  26 

Auditorium  150 

Authorized    36 

Authoress 124 

Authentic 126 

Authority 148 

Automatic 102 

Automobile 196 

Automatically 200 

Auxiliary 108 

Available   108 

Average 86 

Averaging 90 

Avoid 70 

B. 

Balances  132 

Bankruptcy 206 

Bargain 1 18 

Barrels 21 

Barry  92 

Beautifully   124 

Beforehand 208 

Beginning 24 

Behalf 48 

Benefits 106 

Beneficiary 134 

Berth  190 

Beveled  118 

Bicycle 44 

Billets 158 

Biographic 126 

Birthday 132 


LIST    OF    ILLUSTRATED   WORDS. 


233 


Bituminous    150 

Blackford    36 

Bleaching    76 

Boards  34 

Boilers  156 

Boots 68 

Book-sellers 138 

Bridal 110 

Bristal 116 

Bulged 172 

Buried 146 

Burbanks 80 

Bushels 82 

Buttons 52 

Butchers 30 


Calamity 126 

Calculations 166 

Calculate  208 

Calendered    24 

Calipers 102 

Canary 118 

Cancel   186 

Cancelled   132 

Cancelling  74 

Canvassing  124 

Capacity     28 

Capital    150 

Capable   152 

Carry    76 

Carr>ing 70 

Carried    134 

Carload   153 

Qardboard 116 

Carelessness 144 

Catalogue 70 

Catastrophes    123 

Cedar  36 

Celebrated 24 

Celluloid 52 

Center  24 

Certainly 40 

Cereal 86 

Certainty 208 

Certificate    228 

Certified   202 

'Chadborn   32 

Champion    32 

Chamber 62 

Charges 70 

Character 130 

Chasers  104 

Chancery   212 


Chantilly    112 

Chattel 148 

Cheerfully     72 

Cherries    82 

Childs 68 

Chilled 100 

Chocolate 118 

Choicest 94 

Chopper    32 

Chucks 104 

Circuit    212 

Circular 134 

Circulation   140 

Circularize   126 

Classified 106 

Clients 202 

Clutches 200 

Coinciding 58 

Collect  28 

Collection 54 

Collets 104 

Colored   118 

Combination    102 

Comfortable   198 

Commands 46 

Commensurate    136 

Comments   13S 

Commercial    138 

Commencement   202 

Commission    84 

Communicate 148 

Communications   60 

Communities    138 

Compare 82 

Comparison 124 

Compartments    172 

Competing    66 

Competition    126 

Compensation    152 

Competitors    128 

Compelled   156 

Complainants    212 

Complaint  100 

Completely    70 

Compliance 126 

Complicates  164 

Complaint 186 

Comprehensive    134 

Compressed *.100 

Compute    150 

Concession    44 

Concern    140 

Concerning   194 

Conducted     140 

Conclusion    154 

Condensed 190 


Conductors   ..  ...174 

Conference 204 

Conferred 158 

Confident  44 

Confidential    62 

Confidence    72 

Confirmation 78 

Confidently     122 

Confirmed 202 

Congratulate    210 

Connected 66 

Connection '. 150 

Consented 28 

Consequently 70 

Consigned 36 

Consignees 40 

Consignmec ts   58 

Consistent  122 

Consideration    150 

Consists 150 

Consignors    184 

Constant    146 

Constable 206 

Construed 210 

Consumers 112 

Consult  138 

Consulting 94 

Contemplated 130 

Continued 62 

Continental 148 

Continuous 188 

Contingent 208 

Continuance 96 

Contracts 24 

Controversy 40 

Contrary 70 

Contrivances 140 

Contributed 144 

Convenience 36 

Convenient 62 

Conveyed 64 

Conveniently 86 

Convention   183 

Convinced 96 

Convince 140 

Coolers 30 

Co-operation 105 

Copyrighted 212 

Cornered IIS 

Corned 100 

Correct 2S 

Correspondence 76 

Correction 68 

Correspond 166 

Courtesy 84 

Country 124 


'234 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


County 150 

Council 158 

Counsel 202 

Counties 66 

Coupler 188 

Covering 136 

Covenant 210 

Cracks 102 

Credited 28 

Crockery 182 

Crooked 160 

Crushed." 24 

Cultivated   152 

Current  132 

Curtail 26 

Cuspidors 172 

Customer 24 

Customary 174 

Cutting 102 

Cutters 102 

Cylinders 194 

D. 

Dairy 28 

Damasks 58 

Damaged 188 

Danger 64 

Deadwood 150 

Dealer 82 

Debtor 204 

Decalcomania 52 

Decided 68 

Decision 58 

Declaration 214 

Decree 208 

Decreed 218 

Deducted 46 

Deduction 50 

Deducting 68 

Defaulted ....226 

Defects 44 

Defective   46 

Defendant 210 

Deficiency 34 

Definite 158 

Delayed 118 

Delinquent 220 

Delivery     24 

Deliveries 74 

Demonstrate 66 

Demur 214 

Demonstration    200 

Demurrer 212 

Depending 70 

Deposit 70 


Depository 138 

Deprived 130 

Describing i 44 

Description 62 

Desires 148 

Desirous 148 

Desired   170 

Design 72 

Designated 106 

Desolation 128 

Despatch 174 

Destination 26 

Destroyed 204 

Destined 182 

Destruction 128 

Details 148 

Detailed 188 

Determining 208 

Devastations 126 

Developing 102 

Development   150 

Devices   198 

Diameter   168 

Diligence    214 

Direct    46 

Directory 106 

Direction 138 

Disadvantage 186 

Disappeared 134 

Discern 96 

Discount 70 

Discounted 102 

Discourage 144 

Discommode 74 

Discovered 176 

Discrepancy 156 

Disengaged 108 

Disposal 138 

Disposition 38 

Disregard 166 

Distinctly 206 

Distribute 48 

District 106 

Distributed 186 

Distribution 206 

Distress 204 

Disturbed 150 

Divert 176 

Divers 214 

Diversion 182 

Dividers   102 

Dividend 150 

Dividends 130 

Domestic 24 

Dongola 68 

Doubtful 82 


Doubtless 56 

Draft 46 

Draftsman's 102 

Dropped 74 

Duchess 80 

Duplex 116 

Duplicate 46 

Duplicated 32 

Duplication 142 

Duplicity 164 

Durable 126 

E. 

Earliest 202 

Earnestly 24 

Eastern 78 

Eastman 174 

Ebony 52 

Eclipse.. 92 

Economical 138 

Edgings 22 

Edible 74 

Editor 138 

Editorial 138 

Educator 144 

Efficient 144 

Egotistical 90 

Electrics 198 

Electricity 64 

Electrotype 212 

Element 150 

Elliptical   196 

Embarrassment 206 

Emoluments 212 

Empties 186 

Enameled 118 

Enameling 48 

Encourage 144 

Encyclopedia 126 

Endeavor 138 

Endeavored 124 

Endowment 130 

Energetic 86 

Enforce 54 

Engineers 150 

Engravings 124 

Enlighten 122 

Enormous 126 

Enroll 132 

Enrolled 122 

Ensue 172 

Entails 70 

Entered 153 

Entirely 194 

Entitled 124 


LIST    OF    ILLUSTRATED    WORDS. 


235 


Entrance 108 

Entrusted 138 

Enthusiastically 144 

Envelope 96 

Equipped    174 

Equipment 192 

Equity 224 

Error 104 

Eruptions 126 

Especial    140 

Especially    52 

Essential 138 

Estate 130 

Established 56 

Esteem 132 

Esteemed G8 

Estimate 38 

Estimated 166 

Estimation 92 

Evidence 140 

Evidently 44 

Exacting 96 

Exaggerate 64 

Exceedingly 94 

Excellent 56 

Exceptions 70 

Exceptional 200 

Exchange 72 

Exchanged 76 

Exchangeable 132 

Exclusively 106 

Executed 144 

Execute 154 

Executors 218 

Exempt 72 

Examination 150 

Exhaust 196 

Exhausted 94 

Exhibit 206 

Exhibition 228 

Existing 176 

Existence   132 

Expected 82 

Expectation 192 

Experiencing 194 

Expenditure 142 

Expired 44 

Expiration 28 

Expeditiously 154 

Explained 88 

Explanation   112 

Explicitly 122 

Exquisitely 50 

Extends 70 

Extensively 126 

Extinguishers  64 


Extracts 158 

Eixtremely 122 

Eye-witness   128 

F. 

Facilities 108 

Failure 122 

Family 106 

Familiar 56 

Fartherest 144 

Fastest 124 

Fastened 176 

Father 130 

Favored 130 

Features 134 

Fencing 34 

Figure 22 

Final 130 

Finest 70 

Financing 140 

Financially 206 

Fittings 46 

Flanges 168 

Flax 84 

Flickering 62 

Flooring 36 

Fluctuate 94 

"Folder    148 

Folded  116 

Folio 116 

Footboard 198 

Foremen 26 

Foreign 90 

Foreclosure 148 

Forfeited 136 

Forged 102 

Formal 192 

Forthcoming 210 

Fortunes 152 

Forward 70 

Forwarded 132 

Foundry 32 

Frank 122 

Frequently 94 

French 100 

Friction 68 

Frozen 174 

Fruits 88 

Fulfills 134 

Furnace 30 

Furnishes 132 

Furthermore 180 

G. 

Gallon    196 


Galloon   112 

Galvanized 30 

Gasoline   60 

Gear 102 

Geared 32 

Geological    154 

Geographic 128 

Geometric 104 

Generated 62 

Generators 60 

Genuine 22 

German 100 

Glassware   60 

Glazed  34 

Glove 70 

Gondola 194 

Government  174 

Grantee  228 

Granulated 26 

Gravity   66 

Gratified  208 

Grievances 52 

Grocers 100 

Grower    84 

Guarantee 22 

Guaranteed  72 

Guaranteeing    62 

Guitars    50 

Gummed    122 

II. 

Hampered   194 

Handles 30 

Handled 80 

Handling 24 

Handsome  76 

Handsomely   50 

Hardly 28 

Hardware 180 

Harp 60 

Harvester 156 

Hazelton 156 

Headquarters. 22 

Heavier 164 

Height..' 30 

Hemlock 22 

Hereinunder 40 

Herculaneum 128 

Heroes 126 

Heroism 126 

Hesitate 64 

Hesitancy 122 

Hickory 22 

Higher 132 

Highly 150 


236 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


Hinder 64 

History 124 

Historic -.124 

Honorable 214 

Honored 48 

Hoped 130 

Hopelessly 146 

Horizontally 150 

Horses 204 

Household  176 

Humbly 214 

Hundreds 52 


Identified 48 

Identically  138 

Ignition    198 

Ignores 204 

Illuminant    66 

Illustrate   132 

Illustrated    124 

Immense 94 

Immediate 70 

Impairs    106 

Imperative 204 

Impossibility   68 

Import  50 

Impression 64 

Imprint 126 

Inaugurate 90 

Inasmuch 184 

Inability     68 

Inclined    56 

Inconvenient 64 

Inclusive 102 

Increased 132 

Incontestable 136 

Incident 204 

Incorrect 174 

Incumbrance 220 

Indications 24 

Indicate 194 

Indebted 70 

Indicated 116 

Indefinitely 70 

Independent 146 

Individual 152 

Indebtedness 206 

Indorser 214 

Inevitably 146 

Informed    72 

inferior    128 

Information    138 

Initials    26 


Injector  30 

Injury    106 

Inland 98 

Instructions    36 

Instructed    174 

Inspecting    40 

Installments    44 

Instruments 50 

Instances 56 

Installing 64 

Insisted 68 

Installed 108 

Insurance 130 

Instructive 144 

Insertion 140 

Insiders 152 

Inspectors    172 

Inspection 156 

Institute    206 

InsufiBcient 224 

Intend 204 

Interested    86 

Interferes 106 

Intended 122 

Intervals    186 

Intimately     132 

Intrinsic    154 

Investigate 36 

Investigations 154 

Investors 150 

Investment 86 

Inventory 208 

Invariably 132 

Involved 134 

Intelligently 138 

Issued 130 

Italian    100 

Ivory 118 


Java 92 

Japanned 32 

Jewelry 86 

Journal 144 

Journey 190 

Judgments 206 

Judicial 228 

Judiciously 48 

Junction 180 

Jurisdiction 214 

Justified 164 

K. 

Ketchup 90 

Kettle    30 

Kindling 186 


Latest 144 

Laundry 94 

Left-hand 32 

Leghorns 110 

Legitimate 112 

Leisure 56 

Lengthy 74 

Lenient   68 

Lever  30 

Liability    176 

Liberal    44 

Liens    148 

Lieu 206 

Lighter   80 

Lined 68 

Linen    116 

Liquors    94 

Literature    144 

Lithographed   S6 

Litigation 210 

Locate   64 

Locomotives 174 

Lubricator 196 

Lubricating 174 

Lumber 34 

Luncheon 98 

Luxury   8< 

M. 

Machinery  122 

Machines 102 

Machinists    102 

Magic 32 

Magnificent 124 

Magazine 140 

Mahogany 52 

Majority 140 

Malleable 32 

Maidenblush 80 

Mandolins 50 

Mantels 62 

Management 150 

Manilla 116 

Manufacture 70 

Manufacturers   64 

Margins 44 

Market 30 

Marked 146 

Maroon 48 

Material 36 

Materially 84 

Matured 140 

Maturity 21« 


LIST    OF    ILLUSTRATED    WORDS. 


237 


Maximum 138 

Measured 106 

Measurement 112 

Mechanical   66 

Medium    138 

Membership    132 

Memorandum £8 

Merchants 0 

Merchandise I18 

Meridian 220 

Merits 108 

Metal 62 

Methods 108 

Metropolitan 124 

Middlings 1S4 

Millinery 112 

Minerals 150 

Minimum 36 

Mirror 196 

Mixed 22 

Models 44 

Moderate 108 

Modification 156 

Monetary 142 

Monthly 96 

Morocco 118 

Mortise 30 

Mortgage 148 

Moulding 34 

Mousseline    110 

Mucilage    126 

MulHer  198 

Muslin   110 

Mutual    134 

Mutually 140 


N. 

Named 68 

Narrated 124 

Narrowest   164 

Nature 130 

Naturally 130 

Naught 166 

Navigation 28 

Nearest   132 

Necessity   86 

Necessitate    170 

Neglect   26 

Negligence    214 

Negotiate     208 

Negotiations    206 

Neighborhood    184 

Nickeled  v 196 

Nonpayment 134 


Northern 218 

Notarial 220 

Notated 158 

Notation 90 

Notice 132 

Notwithstanding    186 

Nozzles    168 

Numerous 136 


0. 

Obligations  86 

Obtained 108 

Obtainable 142 

Observed 100 

Occurred 36 

Octavo 124 

Offered 76 

Officials 152 

Omitted 62 

Operator 84 

Operation 134 

Options 136 

Orchard 82 

Ordered 70 

Ordinary 198 

Original 36 

Originally 166 

Originated 36 

Ornamental    144 

Ostrich y.0 

Outfit   60 

Outlined    134 

Outsiders    106 

Outstanding    86 

Overcharge 28 

Overloaded 82 

Oversight 144 

Overweight 166 

Overwhelming 128 

P. 

Pamphlet 102 

Panels   196 

Paneled 30 

Pardon 26 

Parties 202 

Partnership 212 

Passenger 174 

Patentee 212 

Patterns 46 

Patrons 142 

Patronage 24 

Patronized 144 


Pears 80 

Peddling 30 

Peerless    116 

Pendency    222 

Per  annum 216 

Percent 46 

Percentage 98 

Perceptible    150 

Performance 212 

Perishable 180 

Period 84 

Permitted >64 

Permanent 66 

Personal 178 

Personally 152 

Pertaining 130 

Perusal 144 

Phototype 124 

Physician 208 

Pianos 54 

Pine 34 

Plaintiff 210 

Planks 38 

Plantation 92 

Pocahontas 24 

Policy 130 

Polished 50 

Pompeii. 128 

Poplar 22 

Popularity 136 

Portable 62 

Positively 32 

Possession 186 

Possibility 154 

Postal-card 22 

Postmaster 134 

Postal 172 

Postponement   192 

Potato S2 

Practically 42 

Precaution 112 

Preferred 40 

Preferring   5s 

Preference 62 

Prefer    66 

Preferable   80 

Premium   48 

Premises    106 

Prentiss < 104 

Prejudice   186 

Preliminary   148 

Prepared 56 

Prescribed 186 

Prevent 54 

Previous 46 

Previously,  »e*s 32 


238 


DICTATION    STUDIES. 


Private 106 

Princess  116 

Privileged 68 

Probability  24 

Probably 76 

Probable 138 

Probate 202 

Product 84 

Production 80 

Professional 134 

Profit 58 

Profitable 82 

Prominent 66 

Promissory 214 

Promoted 140 

Promoters 152 

Prominently 178 

Propagating  212 

Proportion 36 

Property 72 

Proposition 56 

Proportionately 126 

Prospects 86 

Prospectus 126 

Prosecute 208 

Protection    132 

Protecting 162 

Protestation 212 

Proven 226 

Provided 28 

Providence   102 

Proximo   192 

Publication    142 

Pumped 62 

Puritan  92 

Purposes 200 

Pursuant 224 

Q. 

Quality    90 

Quantity 22 

Quantities  78 

Quarter   94 

Quicker  46 

Quotation    24 

R. 

Railway    172 

Rapidly   154 

Ratified   226 

Realizing   134 

Receipted  178 

Receivership    210 

Reciprocate    »..180 


Recollection    64 

Recommend   138 

Recommendation    ....  84 

Recognize   90 

Reconsign   36 

Reconsideration     164 

Records    132 

Recover    46 

Recourses    191 

Rectify 52 

Recutting    102 

Redemption    221 

Redish 50 

Referred   46 

References 58 

Refinery   98 

Reflector 196 

Reflection 144 

Refrigerators     32 

Refund 40 

Refunded   44 

Regular    58 

Regulator    196 

Regulation    196 

Rehandling 160 

Rehardening 102 

Rejecting 26 

Relative    62 

Relation    140 

Release  134 

Released 222 

Reliable   24 

Reliance 132 

Remarkably 94 

Remittance 46 

Removable    200 

Remedy    108 

Rendered     106 

Rental   106 

Repair  46 

Replenish 66 

Replication , 226 

Representative 24 

Represented 64 

Representation 140 

Reproduction 50 

Reputable 154 

Requirements    38 

Reserve 24 

Reservoir 198 

Resided 214 

Respective 26 

Respectively 42 

Residences 106 

Responsibility 84 

Resulted 132! 


Retail S4 

Retaining 86 

Retainer 208 

Retained 28 

Retarding 198 

Returned  26 

Revenue 176 

Right-hand 32 

Rollers 162 

Rosewood 52 

Roundhouse   174 

Runabout 198 

Rurals  80 


Salt 26 

Sanction 58 

Sash 34 

Satisfied   72 

Sausage 98 

Scales 30 

Scarfs .  56 

Schedule 164 

Scientific 198 

Screenings 84 

Seasoned 22 

Search    134 

Secondhand    200 

Secure    76 

Security    148 

Securing  46 

Select  96 

Semi-annually    222 

Sender  48 

Sentinel 48 

Separate  70 

Seriously 64 

Services 202 

Serviceable  202 

Settlement  , 130 

Shearing 164 

Shelves 94 

Shingles   34 

Shiplap    34 

Shippers  84 

Shorts 40 

Shortages  66 

Shoulders    202 

Shrinkage   98 

Signed  48 

Sincerely    ...146 

Similarly   174 

Sister   134 

Situated    ?4 


LIST    OF    ILLUSTRATED    WORDS. 


22,9 


Situation    26 

Sized    .104 

Sliced  100 

Slightly  70 

Slightest    66 

Smelting    150 

Society  132 

Solicit    24 

Solicitation   66 

Solicitor's    222 

Solid    100 

Suurce 130 

Southern    26 

Specialty 22 

Specifications 44 

Specified 4S 

Speculations 152 

Spindle 104 

Specialties 152 

Spiral 102 

Splendid 84 

Split 22 

Squares 102 

Star  34 

Start    132 

Started 34 

Starch 94 

Stands 130 

Standard 30 

Standardized 108 

Statement 58 

Stalactite 60 

Stationery   J.40 

Stamped 178 

Stability   132 

Steady 140 

Steamfitters 188 

Stearine 78 

Steamboat  92 

Stencil   80 

Stipulated 134 

Stipulation 56 

Stools 54 

Stopover 188 

Stored 28 

Storage 28 

Stubbs  166 

Stuff 34 

Strawberries    86 

Straight    134 

■Stretched    112 

Straighten    26 

Strips  34 

Strictly   96 

Structural    170 

Submitting    150 


Substances    90 

Subscription    146 

Submitted    38 

Subordinate  224 

Substitute 22 

Subtracting 68 

Successfully 70 

Suffered 46 

Sufficient 64 

Sufficiently   206 

Summoned 224 

Superintendent 26 

Superior 90 

Superb 124 

Supervision 26 

Supplied 76 

Surrender. 204 

Surrendered !.134 

Suspended 148 

Sustained 202 

Swindled 152 

Switching 26 

Syndicates 154 

Systematic 154 

T. 

Tabulate 40 

Tank 74 

Telephone 22 

Telegram   68 

Telegraphed 78 

Temperature 196 

Temptations 152 

Temporarily • 84 

Tendered 28 

Tenants 208 

Tensile 30 

Terrible 126 

Territory    62 

Terminal 172 

Tested 132 

Testimony 208 

Testimonials 66 

Themselves 86 

Thereon 130 

Thereunder 134 

Third 148 

Thorough 32 

Thoroughly 22 

Threaded 168 

Throughout 66 

Tierces 98 

Tighten 62 

Timber 22 


Tires 44 

Title 138 

Township 220 

Traffic 108. 

Transactions 74 

Transferred S2 

Translucent 118 

Transporting 194 

Transportation 102 

Transposed 26 

Treated 72 

Treatment 86 

Transit 84 

Traveling  1S6 

Tremendous  54 

Trimmed    112 

Trimoto    198 

Trustworthy    200 

Tonnage   168 

Twisted 176 

U. 

Ultimately 132 

Unavoidable 64 

Unauthorized 106 

Unclaimed 184 

Uncertainty 150 

Unconsigned 182 

Undercut 104 

Underwriters 60 

Undoubtedly 10S 

Unequalled   122 

Unfortunately 74 

Unheard    144 

Union 92 

Unique 124 

Universal 102 

Unloading   176 

Unlike   134 

Unmade 166 

Unquestionably 210 

Unreasonable 66 

Unreliable 128 

Unsatisfactory 44 

Unsurpassed 154 

Untenable 204 

Upholstered 196 

V. 

Vacated 106 

Valid 204 

Valued 170 

Valve 174 


240 


DICTATION    STUDIES 


Variance 42 

Various 50 

Variety 86 

Variations 164 

Varnished 52 

Vegetable 88 

Vehicle. 200 

Velour   112 

Ventilators   85 

Verbal   90 

Vertical 30 

Vesta 198 

Vestibuled 190 

Vibrations 198 

Vicinity 54 

Village 66 

Violin 50 

VIolette 116 

Violation 106 

Virtually   164 


Volcanic   126 

Volume  124 

Voluminous 52 

Voluntary 220 

Voucher 40 

W. 

Wagon 48 

Wanting 132 

Warehouse 160 

Warranted 30 

Warranty 220 

Waybills 180 

Wedding 118 

Western 78 

Wheels 44 

Whereas    184 

Wherein    40 

Wholesale 86 


Widower 216 

Widths 164 

Wines . 94 

Windows 40 

Windlass 32 

Winter's 24 

Winnebago    116 

Wired 26 

Withdrawal 200 

Withheld 28 

Withdraw 84 

Within 132 

Witness 208 

Witnesseth    212 

Women's 70 

Wonderful 64 

Workmanship 56 

Worthy 134 

Worthless 206 

Wreaths 110 


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